"The site lets you generate a custom link that you can send somebody who asks you a question. When they click the link, it plays an animation of the process of typing a question into Google. The idea is to show the person asking the question how easy it would have been for them to just look up the answer themselves."
"In more personal contexts, though, using Let Me Google That For You states clearly that you don't respect the person you gave the link to, and that their question is a waste of your time. If someone from your workplace or your personal life is asking you a question, it's because they want your specific input, so it's better to just give the answer-ideally with context only you can provide-than it is to send a link to a Google search results page."
Let Me Google That For You produced snarky animated links to shame people for asking easily searchable questions. That snark can be satisfying in hostile online encounters but is disrespectful in personal or professional contexts. Colleagues and acquaintances often seek specific input, so offering direct answers with unique context is more useful than sending a mock search link. Modern variants like Let Me ChatGPT That For You replicate the same rudeness by delivering AI-generated responses in place of a human reply. Copy-pasting or screenshotting AI output wastes others' time and signals a lack of respect; polite etiquette favors direct, contextual replies.
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