I have a theory....?

i sit in a wheelchair,been bound to it for two week now,motorcycle accident,leg broken and both feet,nearly got it amputated.

but yes,i would say your right and wrong,when i first joined as you can see i'm very new to this,it was addictive,i felt i was among people,i could interact with them for the time i was sitting here,it feels good when someone says,hey that was a good question,or when you see a thumbs up at your answer,it needent be the best,but its enough for me.

to have your opinion heard is an emotional exercise of releasing energy clogged up,to see what you can answer and what you cant,to see an interesting question or answer and just looking at it.

so yes in a way i believe your right.

good question.

It appeals to a certain type of individual. Checking out some peoples points I would have to say even addictive. I only go on site whilst at work due to the computer being heaps faster and the boredom. I have to burn 12 hours tonight so what better way than to answer and ask a few questions. Plus some of the chicks sound hot.

Anything can be an escape from reality, if you make it so...movies, music...anything that can distract really..but that is not the initial reason people make movies or music, see?..its about art and entertainment..and Yahoo! Answers is interesting too, bcuz we as humans find answering questions, and asking them to be interesting...but the intial point of it is to help people find answers...to questions that maybe they´ve always wanted to know the answers to but could never find..its to make things easier to figure out..or at least, its a source of information...and believe me even if no one can help you directly bcuz its the internet...just listening to people´s thoughts and opinions can help a whole lot...

So, you´re asking if i think its just a big distraction? No, i dont think it is the purpose of Yahoo! Answers to be a distraction...but as i said, anything, can be a distraction if you want it to be.

This is just my opinion though, so i dont really know the true purpose of anything for sure.

Thanks for the interesting question.

Hope you have a nice day. :)

I agree.

I get on Yahoo answers not only to pass time at the boring job on the night shifts but because it distracts me from my daily problems. It's like my therapy and I feel much better after being on here.

This American likes to answer Yahoo questions for something fun to do.

I do not take it seriously.

I disagree with your theory that it is a big distraction, that makes it sound so serious.

I am just surfing the web, no big deal.

What are you doing here?

uhhh lets see?

I can spend my interminablly boring 8 hour shift reading the news and seeing how many more of our boys and innocent civilians are being killed in iraq, that the world's temperature is increasing out of control and that experts believe we'll have this entire planet decimated in 50 some years, read about more child molestors or crazed parents that put their kids in the microwave, etc.

or

i can answer a bunch of questions, making myself feel just a little superior in that my opinions must mean something to somebody

tough choice

All forms of entertainment are a distraction. So, you're correct - though I don't fully agree with the nuances of your thesis.

I agree with you whole heartedly. I do this all day to distract me from the long hours of doing not very much at work.

I stay on Y!A for ling periods of time only when I feel very busy and stressed, but when I have nothing to do I usually go to other sites..

Oh No!!! Your finally catching on!!!

No!!!!!! or (atleast for me) my answers are to help people who are in need of advice, or sometimes their sarcastic to lighten up the mood!!! Yahoo answers is based on helping people not to escape from reality!!!!