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# [Why Stack Overflow Answers Are Never Quite Right for Your Specific Problem](https://askreal.hashnode.dev/why-stack-overflow-answers-are-never-quite-right-for-your-specific-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You paste the error into Stack Overflow. You find a thread from 2019 with 847 upvotes. The accepted answer tells you to add a flag you've already tried. The second answer is for a different version. T

Jun 17 · 4 min read · askreal.hashnode.dev  
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[Michael Maramzin](https://hashnode.com/@maramzin)

[Jun 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-stack-overflow-answers-are-never-quite-right-for-your-specific-problem/6a323c91cf30e75162e4361d/comment/6a34f8f07ee2d1e53448c650)

Stack Overflow helped developers a lot for years, but with AI tools I honestly don’t remember the last time I opened it directly 😊

The open question is where expert Q&A fits now. AI can work with context, while human experts bring real-world experience and judgment, but that experience also needs to be relevant to the specific problem.

How do you think expert Q&A platforms should handle that matching and validation problem?