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AI didn't kill Stack Overflow
How the groundbreaking developer forum moderated itself into oblivion.
It took a beautiful aspect of software development culture—the mysterious joy of giving and receiving help for its own sake—and added a fun new way to score reputation. And then there is the boost of discovering the source of the problem: “Look, here’s a loose coolant clamp.” That shared thrill is what we lost when Stack Overflow let the reputation game win. The rise and fall of Stack Overflow is a poignant reminder that platforms built for humans thrive on genuine community, not just generating content.
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