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No one's entitled to anyone's effort, though. Just stop being lazy and simply Google something. In the time it takes many people to ask a question on Reddit, for example, they could have Googled it and already gotten an 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. >

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. >

It depends if ur on a sub like askreddit or not >

If someone makes a post about a topic, and someone comments about or against the original poster, and instead of answering a potential question or argument.. you say "Google it" its rude, and makes it seem like you have no idea what you were talking about in the first place.
If u are out talking with friends, it's a different story >

It's better to say you don't know if asked directly, and to say nothing at all if you're not asked directly. Google isn't a reliable source anymore, and some people want knowledge directly from another human that has said knowledge. >

It is rude, depending on context. I'd argue the way you say it is rude too.
When you say "Google it" all I hear is "I do have an answer I'm just too lazy and you're not worth the effort of me explaining it to you"
If you said "I don't know, google it" it would be entirely different.