Reputation points Memes

Post a question on Stack Overflow and you'll get two responses: silence or an orbital strike of downvotes. No middle ground. Just you, desperately running from the "marked as duplicate" tag while some guy with 500k reputation points dive-bombs your self-esteem from the stratosphere. The unwritten rule of Stack Overflow: your emergency is someone else's opportunity to remind you that you didn't search hard enough. Fun fact: Stack Overflow's most common comment is actually "What have you tried?" translated into 47 different programming languages.

Ah yes, the infamous Stack Overflow superiority complex in its natural habitat. That smug little smirk says it all: "How dare you not know about the obscure JavaScript method I memorized during my morning coffee?" These are the same people who respond to your desperate plea for help with "Why would you even want to do that?" followed by a lecture about how your entire approach is wrong. Meanwhile, they're furiously typing "Actually..." while fantasizing about the dopamine hit from that sweet, sweet reputation point increase. The chess board is just *chef's kiss* - because in their minds, they're not just answering your question, they're playing 5D chess against your peasant-level intellect.

Behold, the Silver Sentinel of StackOverflow! That cold, merciless stare is what every hopeful newbie programmer sees right before their innocent question gets obliterated with "Marked as duplicate" faster than you can say "but my case is different!" These StackOverflow veterans have evolved beyond human compassion. They hover above the digital city like vengeful deities, armed with nothing but their reputation points and an encyclopedic knowledge of questions asked in 2011. Their purpose? To ensure no question shall ever be asked twice in the sacred halls of programmer knowledge. Fun fact: Some say if you whisper "I didn't check existing questions" three times at midnight, this silver figure appears at your desk and forces you to read the entire StackOverflow help center documentation.