That boat sailed off into the sunset a really long time ago.

Whatever comes next should consider not starting by talking down to new users.

Source: I’m still pissed about a ten year old bug that threw out my helpful answer after I composed it because I didn’t have enough bullshit Internet points.

A decade later it doesn’t really feel like SO has fixed their fundamentally “asshole to new contributors” vibe.

I’m glad someone else contributes, but I can’t be arsed myself. And honestly, it doesn’t look like the staff at SO really care.

So I expect the current SO cohort will eventually age out and something new, with a new vibe, will replace it. I hope it has pokemon memes.

If that new thing is polite, I might contribute there.

Pro tip: I’m at least twice as likely to contribute to the next thing if they revive the domain ExpertSexChange.com.