I've just noticed that the points system in Yahoo Answers is exactly the same as trying to make money in real life. The higher up you are, the easier it is to get more.
Level 1 users are restricted in the number of questions they can answer, thus restricted the number of points they can get in a day. Level 2 users are also restricted, but not as much, as are Level 3, 4, and 5. I THINK it's level 6 or 7 that there are no restrictions, so they can make as many points in a day as they like.
When your poor, it's very difficult to make any serious money, and there are restrictions to everything you do. When you have a little bit more money, it's SLIGHTLY easier to make more and so on and so on until you get rich.
Once you're rich, it's EASY to make LOADS of money. Once you're a Level 7, it's EASY to make LOADS of points.
The exception to this is when you are poor, there's always a (slim) chance that you can win the lottery. Maybe Yahoo Answers should have a weekly lottery?
2006-07-13 03:09:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
PS I've just figured out a difference. Level 7 users tend to ask a load of questions whereas the ultra rich tend not to spend any money.
2006-07-13 03:09:51 · update #1
Good idea, that lottery. It could be a point lottery or a level lottery.
I envision a level lottery as where you get the benefits of whatever level you win, but your points stay where they are before you won the lottery, and you would still have to earn the points for the next level. The point lottery would put you at a higher level if you won enough points. However, , you would remain a level 2 if you didn't win enough points for level 3. There would have to be rules, obviously, such as one entry per user per drawing. I see a weekly lottery for a small amount of points and a monthly lottery for a greater number, with a 6-month or yearly lottery for automatic top level (7 I think).
2006-07-13 03:29:48 · answer #1 · answered by dirtydamsels.exciteme 1 · 3⤊ 4⤋
that sounds reasonable...good analogy to the money concept but is it practical to spend ages infront of the pc asking questions?
2006-07-13 10:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's very interesting, I hope you spend too much time thinking it up.
2006-07-13 10:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by peachtree73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life is not fair. many people will always be victims and self-oppressed because they do not understand that fact. you seem to
2006-07-13 11:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are absolutely right. Thank you for sharing it with me.
2006-07-13 11:36:18 · answer #5 · answered by lucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a point there...
2006-07-13 15:05:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh.
2006-07-13 10:13:08 · answer #7 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋