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psymon
Lv 7
psymon asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Fellow 'answers' addicts, what keeps you hooked?

What is it about this site that there are so many of us 'self-confessed addicts'? Is it the feeling of belonging to a community, the desire for new and interesting information, an opportunity to show off how much you know or how witty you can be, a filler for bored moments at work, a bit of all of the above or something completely different?

In my case 'a bit of all the above', I guess, but I don't want to say too much more for fear of influencing your answers.

Update:

hobo, don't be so hard on yourself, you're entitled to your 'poor me' questions, and there's nothing idiot about them.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well, this website HAS to be addict..

    Wherever you can post pictures, comments, blogs .. or even ANSWERS; and you might get a response/rating/comment/ to it.. You'll be addicted to it!

    Somehow we're looking for someone who will comment or critize us. We want that recognition .. it's fun!

    Plus, we all love to help. And if we know the right answer, we feel great.. right?

  • dixion
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i'm not extremely an entire blown addict.....yet-LOL! even with the shown fact that that's exciting, and that i unquestionably love examining the questions and this manner of solutions given. And if my small volume of awareness can help somebody, each and every of the greater advantageous. and that i've got found out alot besides. so all around, for an dependancy, i think of that's a somewhat hazard unfastened one so a techniques. :-)

  • Hamish
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I love the interaction with all types of people. I`m 62 years old and I have a head full of what I thought was useless information until I joined answers. I set different "goals" for myself. When I was first on I strived for level 2. That achieved I wanted level 7. Having reached that I am concentrating on raising my Best Answers percentage and Leader board position. I am nearing my 1 year Anniversary and I`m as pleased with YA as I was on Day1.

  • 1 decade ago

    To quote you "a bit of all the above" and all the answers above me and probably what will come below too.

    It's human curiosity.

    On another note, I find it amazing how many people say it's the human interaction/meeting people (or similar) when they probably see more people on the way to work than they talk to on here. I'm not knocking it but it is fascinating.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Usually use it to kill a bit of quiet time at work, but now im on maternity leave spend longer on here to help fill the day. When your friends are at work, theres only so much housework or TV watching you can put up with lol

  • 1 decade ago

    Good question.

    In addition to those answers before, I note that a lot of questions on here don`t necessarily have a right and wrong answer (how do I fix...., what is the colour of.....) but one where you are being asked your opinion.

    Most of us have have something to say on most things and given the oppoprtunity to express it will.

  • 1 decade ago

    A lack of anything better to do at this time in the evening. Also, no-one listens to my interesting thoughts in the real world. On here, I can at least pretend someone somewhere is reading my rant.

  • 1 decade ago

    Strange that you should ask that. I was just thinking myself "why do I keep wasting my time asking stupid questions that I probably already know the answers to (assuming there are answers to them), and giving daft answers to daft questions being asked by others who must be equally as daft as I am?

    For what its worth, I have now come to the conclusion that I don't know the answer!!!

  • ****
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    When I have a query I just post it on here and people from anywhere in the world give me their answers. How about that for quick free help and assistance.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The points I love answering other peoples questions but I love to see what kind of points I can get also

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