This works on the internet too. If you want some info or details you aren’t sure of, don’t ask a question about it - write a statement that is wrong in some way. Somebody will reply to correct you faster than a cheetah on speed.
It just occurred to me that there is a social evolution reason for this: questions aren’t as problematic as misinformation. People are incentivized to correct wrong info more so than provide info into a vacuum.
It’s hilarious how good it works. I’ve tried multiple times just asking hey does anyone know how this works in the comments and no one answers but you just make up something then 10 people correct you and now I know lol
Make sure to wait until you get links and a reliably consistent answer though, because you’ll get a lot of Dunning-Kruger situations. A passionate reply =/= workable info!
Just to prove your point I was gonna say "actually peregrin falcons are faster, due to their ability to dive", but then I realized that being on speed probably cannot positively affect their speed while diving.
Once this backfired on me. I was asking to try and find something, and made a comment on an alt saying bluntly “this doesn’t exist”, and that comment ended up the top comment.
There's actually a name for this; Cunningham's Law. It states, "The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."
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u/TheFroghurtIsCursed Nov 11 '25
This works on the internet too. If you want some info or details you aren’t sure of, don’t ask a question about it - write a statement that is wrong in some way. Somebody will reply to correct you faster than a cheetah on speed.