It’s quite a large leap to assume how people view others as just educational tools, when they’re trying to engage in discussion on a online discussion board. It’s inherently implied that as a poster, unless otherwise stated in the OP, you are posting to engage in discussion and potentially have questions asked of you. It just comes with the territory of online discussion boards. If you don’t want to discuss or answer questions, just simply don’t post if you’re going to get angry with people engaging with you.

Hey, I have a question. We’re not supposed to ask if we don’t know and someone brings it up, we’re meant to Google and read, right? So here’s my question, in two parts: does everyone writing about these issues online speak for the entire rest of the community? If not, how exactly are we supposed to know what’s relevant to the experience of the specific person we’re talking to?

See, me, I have a diagnosed disability. It has a couple of different ways of presenting, depending on the sufferer. I have gathered links to academic papers and articles, blog posts, collected memes, etc. that explain aspects of my experience for when people are curious. It’s very useful when people want to know more.

While people do have different reasons why they want to have a discussion or ask a question, I would suggest against making automatic assumptions about people who you do not know and their motives, and pointing them out as facts.

Being pessimistic or negative is one thing. Spreading it among people is another.
Also having negative experiences is not a valid reason to lash out at people. Find a constructive catalyst to let the bad feels out instead 🙂

I see anger. It reads as angry and entitled.