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Because the burden of proof is on you. If I tell you that lizards are actually robots, I can't just tell you to Google it. I have to give you evidence and reason to believe that. You're not going to go on a wild goose chase for something you don't even know if it's true. You have to prove it to me, im not going to prove your point for you
I've resorted to using this on people who have no real interest in looking at my proof anyway. Too many times I've done the research and provided the evidence to the person only for them to ignore it, misunderstand it, or read the first sentence and start arguing again. At that point, I just tell them to Google it themselves since I'm not going to waste more energy if they won't meet me in the middle. >

schools really done screwed up by calling it "research" when you just look up the actual research that someone else did and paraphrase it. >

It'd be research as a noun in the 2nd and 3rd context... 
Which is. "To collect information about a subject" or. "A careful and diligent search" 
So yes you can say you did research... you don't have to be the first hand acount researcher on the base subject. >

sure, but many research papers are essentially book reports.
having an opinion and then looking for information online to support your opinion is not legitimate research.
nor is the basic act of acquiring new information. >

You are wrong... the literal definition of research is what I posted. 
Don't like it. Tough luck. Still wrong kid. >

Lol, ok Boomer >

I don't understand how that makes me a boomer...  but that is the go-to saying now for internet crybabies to use when proved wrong and butthurt. So makes sense. >

That's definitely something a crusty boomer would say.
And I just don't feel like wasting my time with an old troll incapable of having a conversation without being "right." >

Yet.. here you are... still conversing. >

who has hit the most home runs in the World Series? >

Just Yahoo! it, man. >

I'm going to ask jeeves! >

Infoseek it. >

Funny how even in this joke thread, no one says Bing it lol >

ChatGPT-Bing it >

If you ask me some stupid ass question like why are bananas yellow I will tell you to Google it. But if it's something spesific about my area of expertise, I would be happy to help. >

Stupid is a relative term. But seriously, why are they yellow? >

what would you expect them to be? green? imagine that! how absurd! >

Can you imagine if they were blue? Pure insanity >

Have you ever seen a blue waffle? >

I don’t believe I have, I’ll look it up after work.
Edit: Ayo wtf? >

That's an old school internet trick lol, right up there with lemon party >

“Source?”
“Lists 10 sources proving my argument”
“I’m not reading all of that, oh and my point still stands” >

Either that or,
*Lists one article from someone who has no relevant experience in the field*
"Oh, so you didn't actually research this, you just posted based off of one biased article." >

Google en passant >

Holy heck >

Holy check >

It depends really. If you're having a debate with someone, then 'Google it' is not really a great argument, but sometimes people ask a question that would take 2 seconds to Google for the answer. >

On the other hand, nothing is more frustrating than searching for a very specific problem that leads to a thread of someone with the exact issue and the top answer is Google it >

I think it’s lazy for people to not just google it and do the work themselves when i tell them to google it. 
I understand that peoples preferences could get different results but not that different. And they may have to do a little digging or fine tune their queries but the same information I find is available for everyone.
Having said that if somebody challenges me I will often provide links to articles and they can either follow the links or not. >

I love googling stuff mid-discussion. If something sounds just slightly unbelievable in a discussion, I'll grab my phone and google it.
People sometimes get offended by that and I don't understand why. If you're so sure about your point just use the "I told you so" afterwards.
Some people will go on to a tirade about me not "trusting them". Obviously I'll trust you if it's inside your field of expertise, if I know you studied it. But if you don't study the behavior of moose or orcas like hell I'll just blindly believe that orcas are a natural preditor of mooses. >

I'd change this to "google is your friend" >

Or "let me google that for you". >

Precisely >

Cuz this is reddit on I'm not gonna write a explanation for something you can just google >

Based on your spelling, punctuation & grammar, it’s not shocking you’re one of the people the OP is complaining about. >

bro stfu? ppl talking informally online =/= illiteracy??? like i can type like this
Or I can be an asshole and type like you. >

If you type like that reddit, you’ve got to be prepared for ppl to @ you.  Using correct grammar doesn’t make you an asshole. >

using correct grammar doesn’t make you an asshole, i agree
but they literally say “because of the way you type, you’re the ignorant kind of person OP is talking about”
so all i meant was having good grammar on stupid posts online is not equivalent to someone’s intelligence nor can you base anything off the way they type. i change the way i type all the time. business emails? i’ll have good grammar 
posts on reddit? hell naw nun dat >

I don’t know, strawberriangel…I read that and can’t help but think you’re either really young, or a little uneducated.  Unless you typed it that way to make a point…? >

no i’m 23 😭 i just have always typed like i can’t spell. idk. actually writing correctly feels like i’m having a serious convo with my dad or something ahahaha 
i also have auto correct off and when i make typos i just let them fester heh >

There is a practical difference in context between "I am avoiding having to actually present evidence towards my case" and "stop wasting my time".
"Google It" covers both scenarios. Either the arguing party is discussing in bad faith, or you are.
Unfortunately, this bit of human nature on either side of these problems is unlikely to be resolved with language semantics... >

On the other hand, I have an actual paying job that involves researching things, but I don't come on Reddit to work, I'm not making extraordinary claims, and throwaway_user_6969420 isn't paying me. So I don't feel compelled to look up basic facts that actually can be easily Googled by anyone who has the tools to reach Reddit. >

Can i ask what kind of job it is? Sounds interesting but what do you do then? >

I'm a writer - not the fun kind, like books or scripts. I write web copy, blog posts for businesses, podcast notes, sometimes technical manuals or instructional ebooks - things like that. Some of it requires zero research; some of it requires about the same amount of Googling that you'd use in a random Reddit debate, some of it takes a bit more than that 
For instance, I try to be very, very, careful to only use high-quality, reputable sources when writing for a doctor's or lawyer's website, especially if I'm supposed to explain some specific condition or law or courtroom procedure or whatever. I'll go look up medical/legal journals or find something on Google scholar. I don't want to mislead anyone about that kind of thing, and I know a good chunk of stuff on random websites is just written by other people like me who may not be careful, so I don't use that. But if I'm writing about pool safety tips for a pool installer's website - I mean, I'll still look for a good source, like Red Cross or something, but a regular Google search is good enough. If I'm writing about saving space in your custom closet, a Women's Day article about the Marie Kondo method of folding is a perfectly fine source. If I'm writing home page copy for a site, I probably don't need to do any research at all - just make them sound good and use keywords that will help the site's SEO. 
I have a staff writing position for a marketing company and I freelance for a few different organizations/people, so what I'm doing varies wildly depending on the day. But honestly, I took an internet research class in college because it looked like an easy A and it turned out to be the most useful course I've ever taken. (it was also an easy A; this isn't brain surgery).
I do like it, though! Some of it is the same things over and over again, but I learn lots of random new things all the time too. I like that. >

Additionally, asking social media a question you could easily Google is lazy & obnoxious. >

“Google it” is an acceptable response to stupid comments like “who is ?”. But when having complex discussions and asked to back up your points with data etc, “Google it” is a douche bag answer. Be prepared to back up what you say or be disregarded. >

Never said any different. >

I know, I was just backing up your point. >

Sorry about that. I’m so used to getting yelled at on here, I’m a little touchy. >

Why would I waste my time doing homework for YOU? Yeah, ain't gonna happen. Just fucking Google it.