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How Redditors Feel After Saying 'Google Is Free' Instead Of Answering The Question

This meme satirizes a common interaction pattern on Reddit: when someone asks a question, many users do not answer directly, and instead just reply telling the asker to search Google themself, often saying "Google is free". The meme uses a photo of a smug-looking man playing chess to illustrate the self-satisfied feeling Redditors get after making this snappy reply instead of helping, and the original creator of the meme expresses frustration with this annoying behavior.
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How Redditors feel after saying "Google is free" instead of just answering the question

Overview

This meme satirizes a common interaction pattern on Reddit: when someone asks a question, many users do not answer directly, and instead just reply telling the asker to search Google themself, often saying "Google is free". The meme uses a photo of a smug-looking man playing chess to illustrate the self-satisfied feeling Redditors get after making this snappy reply instead of helping, and the original creator of the meme expresses frustration with this annoying behavior.

Origin notes

This is an original Reddit meme, posted by a Reddit user with the original title "Just answer the damn question. I hate when this happens", it circulates on Reddit and other social platforms mocking the common unhelpful behavior of telling people to Google instead of answering simple questions.

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