Having experienced the SO culture, I like to think the culture caused it - schadenfreude - but it was probably inevitable given AI.
Even if SO was the most wonderful friendly place in the galaxy, would you rather post a question and wait hours for a response, or get one instantly?
Very new, beta stuff - AI can be helpful but too creative sometimes
If the answers were better, you might.
They weren't. The most common answer was a hyperlink to an unrelated question followed by everyone being banned from answering your question