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Angie
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Angie asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Why do people ask questions on YAHOO! ANSWERS that can easily be searched out via the web?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    My reason is simple, a variety of opinions. When I search the web I only get the opinion of the person who created the web site therefore the opinion is biased.

  • Mike K
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    It's ridiculous isn't it? Often a simple and quick google search will yield the desired information... What's worse are those who ask for help with their homework.

    Maybe it's boredom, or laziness.

  • rodge
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    No, human beings like which have continually been round. it is purely that with the internet and so on they're waiting to shoot their mouths off more suitable quickly, more suitable typically, and far more suitable publicly! There have continually been those with out straight forward experience, no ability to imagine for themselves, or no ambition. they purely shambled alongside by ability of existence more suitable quietly than they do now. There are some popular prices from previous generations -- truly in the time of recorded heritage -- of adults despairing of the more youthful era and how stupid (and so on) they're. although, there are also some very, very astounding youthful ones obtainable as well. that is a touch harder to work out them often times because they wander off interior the sea of idiots, and there is also the project that the perfect youthful ones I meet head to head act like goofballs on line. i understand 15 12 months olds who're taking college element chemistry/music/language/heritage and so on classes who snigger and goof round like morons at the same time as they're on fb. component of that is purely straight forward mind progression hasn't gotten to totally enable larger reasoning and performance, plus impatience, hormones, and pay interest to ME complicated. there is also the project of human beings mainly -- no longer purely youthful ones -- who do not realize straight forward reasoning or the thanks to seek: figuring out on the proper words which will convey the right effects, understanding how one actuality/merchandise is appropriate to a unique so that you'll be able to figure/evaluate/ascertain themes. i will supply up on the more youthful era at the same time as the older era (my mom and her associates) end passing on idiotic e-mail hoaxes that are 2 a lengthy time period previous. LOLOL So, i'd say you at the prompt are not by myself in being horrified, yet also it

  • 1 decade ago

    believe me this is good way to think and search in books or anywhere also you can find more answers

    here i would like to thank YAHOO

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  • 1 decade ago

    crazy huh? itll be quicker sometimes just to type it in the search space than to ask, then wait for the right answer. by the way how do i log off?

  • DannyK
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The social aspect.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They feel it is easier to job it out to someone else, who will do the footwork for 2 points

  • 1 decade ago

    becasue they are lazy or don't know how to seach the web. Or maybe they want to see what kind of answers they get.

  • ~~
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I guess they would rather hear an answer or take advice from a person.

    MKR

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    We live in a "microwave" society............

    We want everything right now, so it is easier to ask than research.

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