Why do so many people?

Question

Here need the validation of someone else or an audience of people in order to feel good, wanted, loved, and worth something? we all like to be flattered but can we not find validation through our lover, partner, husband, family? is there so much missing in people's real lives that they have to resort to the net to congure up a fan club of validators?...it comes across so desperate to me....let me know your views

Answer 1

Because basically humans need approval and acceptance from people around them.
Not everyone has a perfect family or comes from a happy family background or had a nice bright childhood time. Not everyone spends their lives in a brightness of life. People are complex and complicated in so many way shape and form. When you didn't get acceptance from your childhood then you fundamentally grew up with the missing feeling inside your soul. You are sort of like carried this feeling through out of your life that you've missed something incredibly important in your life. You are in the phase of your life where you are searching for something, looking for something to fulfill the biggest missing part in your soul. It's a human nature to seek for validation from something or someone that could make them feel better and precious in some way.

Answer 2

I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm usually on here at night because I'm bored! All of my friends and family are sleep this time of night, so it's just a fun way to keep me from going crazy! I also think this can be helpful to answer questions people have. It's one thing to read in a book that xyz occurs and it's a totally different thing to actually read people talking about it. I'm 28 weeks pregnant and noticed my eye and other muscles started twitching. I never read anything about muscle spasms and pregnancy (except R.L.S.). It was very comforting to say, hey has this happened to you, and read what people had to say. I don't think most people seek "validation", just wondering the opinion of others.

Answer 3

The points system works are far as Yahoo getting people involved. but to me, I am a stay at home wife who is also a full time caregiver to a cancer patient (my mother). I don't have the opportunities to leave my house to socialized with friends because I have to stay close to my Mother because she is bedbound at the moment........
To me, Yahoo answers is a forum for me to share with others than a sick mother who is too tired to talk or share and a hubby who is gone most of the day hard at work. I know I am a smart woman and I am validated in being able to share my views and opinions on this site. Expecially when someone votes for one of my questions. It isn't the points that get to me. It is the recognition that validates me a smart, intelligent women who "Despite her sad and lonly circumstances at this time in her life" can still reach out, feel human and even engage in some of the lighter funnier stuff in life.............. That is what yahoo answers is to me.
It also gives me a sense that I am truly helping someone when they have a genuine problem or concern and I am able to correctly answer it through my own knowlege by experience and / or college education.........................It makes me feel good.

Answer 4

Some people are not lucky enough to have lovers, partners, husbands, family, or friends. Everyone is different and should do whatever makes them feel good.

Answer 5

I think most people are here just for fun and out of curiosity. I think a lot of people ask questions they don't feel they could ask friends and family. In a forum such as this they may feel free to ask questions w/out fear of being judged or disowned or whatever. One high school guy asked if his day dreaming about other guys made him gay. I highly doubt he could have asked his friends or his dad that.

Answer 6

It's the celebrity cutlure. We're told everyday that you're nothing unless tons of people adore you.

Answer 7

I think you're mistaken. It's a lot of bored people just killing time at work. :)