Cunningham's law
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The best way to get a correct answer on the Internet is to post a wrong one
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Technology amplifies both capability and the cost of failure. Laws in this category reflect decades of experience with projects that overrun, systems that break at scale, and tools that behave in unexpected ways.
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Posting an incorrect answer can attract corrections faster than asking an open question, but doing so deliberately can erode trust.
Practical example: A troubleshooting post that includes a tentative diagnosis receives focused corrections from domain experts.
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