People always ask me questions because they know I stay informed for the most part. I'm fine with that, I like being the knowledgeable one. But I have a problem when people ask me things like "Do you know if ___ is gay?"
Lots of problems with that. Number one, that is someone's personal business. Even if the person asking is also gay, not everyone is as accepting of themselves as you are. People have different levels of comfort with themselves. That's why I don't answer questions like "is he gay". My sister's boyfriend is the perfect example of "Tmi. Not cool, dude." He finds out that someone in our school is gay and he goes around whispering it to everyone. It's none of your business and you're an asshole for spreading that around.
Another reason I don't answer questions is that usually the question is something that people can find out on their own. For instance, I hate when people ask me things I couldn't possibly know, but don't wanna google it. "What part of the embryo do they take stem cells from?"
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"I don't know."
"Well, can you find out for me?"
Hell no. I cannot and will not. I saw on facebook someone post "we live in an era of smart phones and dumb people." So very true. How is it my cousin can take the time to call me all the way across the country, to ask me to go online and look for flights for him. (By the way, he's telling me that he's an adult while asking me to do this for him.) I find that sad.
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