2006-07-10 15:23:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Depends on the result. I answer questions for self-satisfaction, but I know I also provide assistance to others, because of the quality of my answers. I am closing in on 100 'best answers', so I could guess that my work is valuable to others.
Contrast this with people that would answer this question with a "yes" or "no", which gives 2 points, but adds very little to the community knowledge, outside of showing that they have little good to say.
2006-07-10 17:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by Polymath 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the purpose of answering a question is to help the inquirer solve their problem or curiosity. Many people may provide answers not related to the question jsut for the sake of their satisfaction, though. In that case it would be wrong.
Helping others solve their problem does have some self-satisfaction, at the same time. Helping others is a natural way of expressing our love for humanity. Different people offer it at different levels, though.
2006-07-10 23:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by jeffrey_meyer2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone does or else they wouldn't bother. It's human nature. If you didn't get a little satisfaction out of thinking you've helped someone, why would you answer the questions? Would you feel better if we got paid for it? Don't you think you'd get a much more honest answer when someone did it just for the satisfaction of knowing they may have helped rather than money? Come on, think about it. There, that was satisfying.
2006-07-10 22:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by NannyMcPhee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The self satisfaction should come only if a person think's they have helped someone by answering their questions.
2006-07-10 22:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course people can answer questions only for self satisfaction if people like you are allowed to ask said questions for the same kind of self satisfaction. So basically, we are both foolish self-centered human beings wasting our time aren't we? :}
2006-07-10 22:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by dddanse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
right? We solved that one a while ago, didn't we? The only reason people do anything is for self-satisfaction, with altruism even being a function of self-satisfaction. It feels good to do nice things for someone else...
2006-07-10 22:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by diasporas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I am now answering this question. I am not doing it for self satisfaction. I am doing it because I like the freaking question!
I suppose some people do it for Yahoo points but I have yet to figure out what they are for so I do not fit in that category.
Some people do it to get FAMOUS! not
Some people do it because they are bored.
Some people do it because they like to be jerks.
Some people do it because they like to live on the edge. These are the people that say inappropriate things. They thrive on attention.
Oh for goodness sakes, who cares why people answer questions? They just do!
Why do you ASK questions?
2006-07-10 22:34:56 · answer #7 · answered by bakequery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if the self satisfaction comes from helping others
2006-07-10 22:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every action is only for self-satisfaction, even the apparently altruistic, because even those acts feed a need for individual fulfillment.
2006-07-10 22:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by dg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee it felt good to answer that one.
This is technically a modified public message board. Does anybody ever answer posts for any other reason on them other than self satisfaction?
2006-07-10 22:27:29 · answer #10 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋