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this is kind of why stackoverflow is silly. people are more involved with points than actual interesting discussion. sure, flame me for saying this.
im happy SO exists, it has saved me a couple of times and i'm generally happy when i see it come up in <random google search>. however, if you really want to future your programming knowledge there are much better ways to do so than whoring SO points.
ps: i wanted to thank you for placemint, i think its an awesome tool that i've had installed on everyone one of my windows machines for the last 3 or so years.
I would guess that you haven't used it much, because I see a lot of people that whore points but they never stick around for long. The entire system is built around producing quality peer reviewed content/questions and answers.
There are also some excellent discussions and questions on that site if you look! The majority are small help me requests, but there are some amazing questions and answers on that site.
Within a short space of time it's significantly improved my knowledge and skills. You say there are better ways, can you give examples? The problem is, some people learn better from reading books, static resources, other people like me find interaction and Q&A type systems a much more efficient and enjoyable way to learn.