I realized a pattern that occurs when people answer questions. People give thumbs up and down not based on whether the answer is true or not, but rather on whether they WANT that answer to be true or not.
For instance, if I ask "Why are many people selfish"? (which is true), people would answer saying "hey I'm not selfish." Well, no sh*t, I didn't address you, I said "many." In any case, people will give that person thumbs up, and anyone who offers an genuine explanation thumbs down. The latter happens because people don't WANT to believe that it's true that many people are selfish, and by offering a sort of an explanation, the person who answered recognized the idea that many people are selfish as a truth (so they give him thumbs down). Well, I asked why are MOST women in the US golddigers. Then I got answers that said "have you ever even been to the US?" And they get thumbs up. But, I live in the US. How ironic?
2007-11-24
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