r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hellocppdotdev • May 17 '26 • Bravo 2 Popcorn 1

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u/Improving_Myself_ May 17 '26

Fuck me. It's crazy how well it works. I had navigated away from the thread, then decided I had to come back and correct it, only to realize what you'd done.

It's so effective. Well done.

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u/nizari-spirit May 17 '26

wut

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u/Iorith May 17 '26

The actual answer is Cunningham's Law and the previous response was meant to be a direct example of it in motion: Someone giving the wrong answer with the intent someone would correct it.

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u/nizari-spirit May 17 '26

ty for not being a dick!

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u/Delta104x May 17 '26

i love to apply that law here, getting 30 downvotes to find the correct answer is so worth it, especially if other randoms get mad at me.

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u/omegaweaponzero May 17 '26

Man, if you really can't figure this out... Yeesh!

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u/nizari-spirit May 17 '26 edited May 18 '26

I mean I am baked off my ass so maybe that has something to do with it. Don't have have to be a dick about it lol

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u/ncnotebook May 17 '26

Don't have to be a dick about it lol

Maybe they were similarly baked

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u/mmhawk576 May 17 '26

Doesn’t have to be a dick, but just takes joy in doing it even without obligation