Imagine we were in a pub, and someone asked one of the sort of questions we tend to get on here....
Bloke1: hi guys, do you know what size cam belt my car takes?
Group: don't you have a manual?
Bloke1: yeah, but I couldn't be bothered to read it
Group: buy us a round and we'll have a look
In that hypothetical situation... there may have been someone that knew the answer, there may have been people that wanted to help without any sort of reward... but "bloke1" shot himself in the foot, because he just made himself look lazy and no-one responds well to that.