Okay I see the confusion. We are coming from different perspectives.
There are three main reasons I can think of for asking the Internet a question in 2010:
1. You don't know how to ask Google / you are too lazy.
2. You don't trust Google.
3. You already tried Google and it doesn't have the answer or it's wrong.
Maybe there are more I can't think of. But let's say you have one of those three reasons, so you post a question to an Internet forum in the year 2010. Someone replies back with lmgtfy. There are three typical responses depending on which of the those reasons you had f or posting:
1. "Thanks"
2. "Thanks, but I don't trust those sources, so I reiterate my question."
3. "Thanks, but I tried that and the answer is wrong, so I reiterate my question."
Now it's the year 2025 and you post a question to an Internet forum because you either don't know how to ask ChatGPT, don't trust ChatGPT, or already tried it and it's giving nonsense. Someone replies back with an answer from ChatGPT. There are three typical responses depending on your reason for posting to the forum.
1. "Thanks"
2. "Thanks, but I don't trust those sources, so I reiterate my question."
3. "Thanks, but I tried that and the answer is wrong, so I reiterate my question."
So the reason I drew the parallel was because of the similarity of experiences between 2010 and now for someone who doesn't trust this new technology.
There are three main reasons I can think of for asking the Internet a question in 2010:
1. You don't know how to ask Google / you are too lazy.
2. You don't trust Google.
3. You already tried Google and it doesn't have the answer or it's wrong.
Maybe there are more I can't think of. But let's say you have one of those three reasons, so you post a question to an Internet forum in the year 2010. Someone replies back with lmgtfy. There are three typical responses depending on which of the those reasons you had f or posting:
1. "Thanks"
2. "Thanks, but I don't trust those sources, so I reiterate my question."
3. "Thanks, but I tried that and the answer is wrong, so I reiterate my question."
Now it's the year 2025 and you post a question to an Internet forum because you either don't know how to ask ChatGPT, don't trust ChatGPT, or already tried it and it's giving nonsense. Someone replies back with an answer from ChatGPT. There are three typical responses depending on your reason for posting to the forum.
1. "Thanks"
2. "Thanks, but I don't trust those sources, so I reiterate my question."
3. "Thanks, but I tried that and the answer is wrong, so I reiterate my question."
So the reason I drew the parallel was because of the similarity of experiences between 2010 and now for someone who doesn't trust this new technology.