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I get that and in those cases where the question obviously has an answer “Google it” is an okay answer but a lot of the time the phrase is used for more nuanced questions or when people ask for evidence, that’s where my issues arise with the “google it” answer.
Google isn't that great nowadays. >

Depends on the question. If someone is asking Google able questions then its fine to tell them to google it. >

It literally is both a non answer and a disrespectful retort. If you tell me to Google it if im asking a genuine question, I’ll tell you to fuck off because you’re genuinely being unhelpful. >

I see what you mean, and I think in most cases you’re right, but on Reddit there are a lot of dumb questions that just shouldn’t have been posted in the first place. Like why are you asking for the Oxford definition of a word or how many tons an elephant weighs when you can literally get the answer quicker by typing exactly what you put in your title into google.