[ MACHINE CULTURE ]
"Read the f***ing manual" — a blunt dismissal of a basic question, implying the answer was already available if the person had bothered to look for it themselves first.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That's literally in the first line of the documentation, rtfm."
LORE & ORIGIN
Documented in early computing and tech-support culture by at least 1999, reflecting an ethos of self-education through documentation before asking others.
FIRST SEEN
1999
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Rules of the Internet)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Netiquette
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
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TREND STATUS
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CULTURE CATEGORY
[ MACHINE CULTURE ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
1999
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