[hackuser]

> there is frequently little patience for questions which you could have resolved yourself.

I don't think that's realistic; it's the rationalization for bad behavior.

IMHO the truth often is that there are many people who want the chance to act out on their frustrations or other emotional problems, and they seek a target they can rationalize attacking - like a guy going to a bar looking for a fight.

Or like the angry mobs on social media who pile on someone they don't know over an issue that doesn't affect them and about which they know almost nothing. Consider why, if it doesn't affect them and they don't even want to learn about it, they attack the object of their vitriol? It's the same motive and behavior, just a different context.

[ramblerman]

There may be some like that, but they are not a majority. I love educating new programmers, but the concept of "Give a man a fish, teach a man to fish..." really does apply.

If you have a habit of giving up your search after 1 minute and expecting help you will not make it far as a programmer/problem solver.