Thoughts
> The first thing to understand is that hackers actually like hard problems and good, thought-provoking questions about them. If we didn't,
> we wouldn't be here. If you give us an interesting question to chew on we'll be grateful to you; good questions are a stimulus and a gift. Good questions help us develop our understanding, and often reveal problems we might not have noticed or thought about otherwise. Among hackers, “Good question!” is a strong and sincere compliment.
> Despite this, hackers have a reputation for meeting simple questions with what looks like hostility or arrogance. It sometimes looks like we're reflexively rude to newbies and the ignorant. But this isn't really true.
> What we are, unapologetically, is hostile to people who seem to be unwilling to think or to do their own homework before asking questions.