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Why do people ask questions here that they could look up just as easily themselves?
I've seen this as an answer and have also wondered why. If they can type it here, they can type it into a search engine can't they?
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
#1 reason: LAZINESS!(people don't want to read a whole five pages or more of a topic or they don't want to have to search different engines cause its time consuming etc....., are slow at looking up things on search engines, curious of others opinions on here......to make friends?. Ahhhhh, lets see to hear some weird crazy ideas.......from a many different matter of people. Maybe to even get a kick out of it.......That about sums it up!
Laterzzz =)
- 6 years ago
Because a person has their own thoughts and opinions and would like to know the other different thoughts, ideas, and opinions from other people. Because some people will look at the situation differently .
- 1 decade ago
some people are really bad at using search engines, and it they read the whole "thing" before they realize that wut they r looking for isn't in there. THATS y
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Because it is fun to have people answer you question, ont computers..... :)