Return to the Classroom In the 2010s, there was a site called Let Me Google That For You A single reason for their popularity was snark.
This site allows you to create your own custom link which you can then send to someone asking you a specific question. The animation will play when they click on the link. This is done to illustrate to the individual asking the questions how simple it would be to simply look up an answer.
Basically, it’s an insult. This is both funny and rude.
In the correct context, it’s okay to be rude. You should be able to enjoy some passive aggression if someone is being openly hostile and asking you questions that are easily answered on social media.
Let Me Google That For You is used in more private contexts to show that the person receiving the link does not respect you and their question was a waste. You should never answer a question from someone who is not a friend or colleague. 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.
The people who are behind the 2025 election will now be in the background. I’ll Google that for You Offer Let Me ChatGPT That For YouIt works just as you expect. And its existence points to something new: how rude it is to, in response to a question, respond with AI output—especially in a more professional context.
The Wasting of Time
It’s funny to tell someone that they should Google something, but this is not the best way. It is a good idea to use. Copy-pasting a screenshot or a conversation would be my choice. ChatGPT, ClaudeOr any other AI agent Not helpful, rude and all in one category.
Alex Martsinovich wrote about this in an earlier blog called it’s rude to show AI output to people: “Be polite, and don’t send humans AI text,” He writes. “My own take on AI etiquette is that AI output can only be relayed if it’s either adopted as your own or there is explicit consent from the receiving party.” It seems to me that this framework is pretty solid for AI etiquette.
When someone asks a question when the answer could be found on a machine, they are trying to get your attention. The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us. perspective. In theory, the internet is there to connect humans and allow them to benefit from one another’s expertise. If you answer a query with AI output, you ignore this dynamic.
