SO is the way it is because it is worse than useless to have a beginner friendly Q&A site. Many questions are so basic that they can be figured out with a minimum of effort or a quick look at documentation. A site full of low effort questions, quite possibly from CS majors looking for homework help, isn't doing anybody any favors.
If you can't be bothered to answer a couple of questions in the name of getting involved in the community, the community is probably better off without your input.
If you can't be bothered to answer a couple of questions in the name of getting involved in the community, the community is probably better off without your input.