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While I get the gist of this post, it seems to exit the gate by contradicting itself. Asking Google is no different than asking "someone". After all, Google results are just a bunch of "someones" competing for your attention.

As a person who has just recently undertaken the skill of programming, I (personally) feel that Google isn't much help in the beginning. As someone mentioned below, you can't ask what you don't know. Nor can you trust every bit of advice dished out in Google search results. If you rely on Google, you'll likely get 100 competing views on everything under the sun, which often leads to analysis paralysis or just sheer overwhelm.

As much as some people might tire of hearing "I want to learn to code, what should I do?", it's a question that I'd hope people aren't ashamed to ask, because It's an honest question. Pointing them to Google and advising them to figure it out just doesn't help them in any concrete way. I'm new to programming, but I'll never get sick of helping people learn the things that I already know- in fact I LOVE doing just that.

As a beginner, it's comforting to know that a real person is helping you along and not just an anonymous page picked out of the SERPs.