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Cunningham's Law (Information Gathering)
The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer.
The Hack:
Instead of asking on a Linux forum, “How do I configure my firewall?”, I wrote, “Linux is garbage, it's impossible to configure a decent firewall, Windows is better.”
Why it works:
People are lazy when it comes to helping others, but they have a compulsive need to correct others and demonstrate intellectual superiority. Experts will come out of the woodwork to give you the exact step-by-step configuration just to prove you wrong.
Published at
2026-01-07 16:40:46 UTCEvent JSON
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