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Downvotes for an honest call for understanding and self-improvement? Really, HN?

I don't have the ability to downvote, but this type of meta/complaining is exactly what I would downvote.

Well, the answers for this are easily google-able. At a certain point it just seems like laziness to ask in an HN thread.

HN readers often give insight that is beyond what a simple Google search will give you. Hence the existence of "Ask HN".