is it coz people are genuinely interested in those topics,
have no better work to do,
form of intellectual "chatting" increasing GK
take it like a challenge to win points,
whatever be the case, its definately addictive
2007-07-02 05:04:14 · 34 answers · asked by chandan s 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It makes people feel important. They like the challenge of being chosen as being a Best Answer, feeling like a pseduo-expert in something (or real expert, as the case may be) and having a couple minutes of fame. It also staves off loneliness to be able to connect with other people.
2007-07-02 05:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
people are genuinely interested in those topics -- YES
have no better work to do -- I DO NOT THINK SO
form of intellectual "chatting" increasing GK -- YES.
take it like a challenge to win points, -- YES
whatever be the case, its definately addictive -- YES and NO both.
Help others with whatever knowledge I have -- YES.
2007-07-02 17:27:31 · answer #2 · answered by Subhasis G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very addictive!!! I'm hooked. I could care less about the points, but all the rest are valid. I only answer questions in topics in which I am interested, while my boss may say I have better work to do (... :-/) and wouldn't mind chatting with some new people (I work at home so have very little interaction with others).
2007-07-02 05:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by catsovermen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes to the interest in general topics. I like to feel i can help someone in a small way. The points won't win me a car or a trip around the world, so they don't really matter. It's a way to interact with others so it I'm sure it eases loneliness sometimes :( I do have other work to do, I just don't want to do it. I also find questions that reflect on something that i would like to know so I click on to see what other people have to say so it kills two birds with one stone, so to speak.
2007-07-02 05:10:33 · answer #4 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude a lot of the above ths r true !!
its definately addictive, the funny part is i also do it to win points & move to upper levels.. but apart from tht, it really increases my knowledge, a lot times i get the informatin about anything i want... its like referring to a dictionary for language. u kno if u want some info, u can just ask a question
and it really gives u a good idea abt the world & how ppl r thnkg
its a gr8 service !!
2007-07-02 21:20:17 · answer #5 · answered by metal_rocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people do it to help others with their problems, some do it for pass time, some do it to forget stress and some do it to earn points. Thanks to all these reasons YAHOO! ANSWERS has such a large network. Meeting new people and getting to know more about their thoughts could be another reason. The fact is that its fun (whatever cause it maybe for) and thats what makes YAHOO ANSWERS so interactive.
2007-07-02 05:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by The Girl With The Advice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy reading the questions and putting in my 2 cents. If it genuinely helps people than that is a plus. I don't care about the points.
2007-07-02 06:06:18 · answer #7 · answered by B H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do it because people need to get feed back on the questions they have, no matter how silly a question may seem to others. One of the first lessons you learn when you start school is there is no such thing as a stupid question. This is a way for people to ask questions without the fear that others may think it is a stupid question.
2007-07-02 05:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by Heather P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is really interesting question,so in my case i discoverd yahoo answer just looking for. The main poin is that you learn a lot of thing from diferent points of view around the world.
2007-07-02 07:19:05 · answer #9 · answered by i cant be perfect 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not only that people have no better work but some people really wanna help other people by answering their questions to satisfy them. coz i know it even bothers me if i have a question that nobody can answer. in this way yahoo answer helps me a lot but its just time consuming.
2007-07-02 05:22:28 · answer #10 · answered by mystrygurl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋