Is there some kind of inverse relationship between the amount of free time a person has, and is willing to waste, answering questions on Y!A, and the number of levels a person has blown through in a given amount of time? Is upward mobilitiy on Y!A directly proportional to the sophisitication of their boss's website blocking software? Have the people on level 6 seen the actual sun in the last year? Does overall typing speed increase/decrease as levels increase? Do you know more or less about things than you did before you discovered Y!A?
2007-01-09 08:46:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Yes, we are.
2007-01-09 08:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Is YAHOO!Answers performing some kind of social experiment on us?"
I think this place is just another means of branding and seeing how persons of X age, sex, race, location can be further commodified by spying on what the 'peeps' think is 'hawt' (that's still kewl sp33k, amirite?!)
"Is upward mobilitiy on Y!A directly proportional to the sophisitication of their boss's website blocking software?"
Yes, but those people are already probably have high socioeconomic status as they have a job where they are able to d1ck around without the worry of being fired... Either that or they are unemployed, which gives them ample time to be on here and get points.
"Does overall typing speed increase/decrease as levels increase?"
One would think that with typing practice, gained by answering questions, speed would increase. Lowered stamina may reduce speed however.
"Do you know more or less about things than you did before you discovered Y!A?"
There's alot of sick and stupid people... But I knew that already.
2007-01-09 15:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by leer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OKAY NOW!!! A live one! Yahoo performing a social experiment? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA As if they cared.
I wish!! That would be worth it. By the way, I'm signing off from
here. What are you going to do? Time to wrestle my 4 dogs.
Maybe I can save someone tomorrow. (Over all typing skill is a must for increase) Yes, I have learned a ton of things about people and found out I have it sooooo good--------that's worth it!!
Bye, have fun. @8=)
2007-01-09 08:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by Dovey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a manner of speaking. I started a rumor in the 70's during the gas shortage. I told people where I worked that due to the oil shortage, pens that used petroleum based ink were going to disappear... there was going to be a pen shortage. For the next three weeks you didn't dare set down a pen, it would disappear! At that point I told a few people about my scam, word spread and pens were safe again!
2016-05-22 23:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely
2007-01-09 08:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Haveitlookedat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Yahoo answers point system is meaningless. The whole point of yahoo answers is for fun and maybe to exchange answers and info about topics. A time waster yes and no, depends what questions you ask/answer. It would be good if this was an experiment, but it is not.
2007-01-09 08:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by Rosie the Riviter 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is an obvious marketing tool, they're selling the information they get from us to businesses, and bureaucrats.
2007-01-09 11:11:10 · answer #7 · answered by Soundjata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a lot of questions
y r u so curious?
y do u care?
y does yahoo care?
y do u care about seeing tha sun?
y am i not answerin yo questions?
2007-01-09 16:02:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny question
As for this one: Do you know more or less about things than you did before you discovered Y!A?
I know more things :)
2007-01-09 08:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Chelsea 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...I need Y!A...
2007-01-09 13:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by oscpressgirl66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋