Do you find it amusing when people ask what is good or bad?
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By posing it as a morality issue, they are really only asking what people think about it.  They are checking their own feelings with the feelings of others, because it is oftentimes dangerous to express feelings which deviate substantial for the common viewpoint.  Understanding and empathizing with social norms allows one's perspective to be framed in acceptable ways.\n\nThey are also evaluating the basis for social norms for predictability and for consistency, while ensuring that their own basis is more firmly grounded.  They are looking for reasons to believe that others are rational in believing things which seem so irrational.\n\nInstead of asking "Is this good or bad .." questions, I tend to ask, "How do you feel about .. " or "Why do you feel [a certain way] .. " questions.  Before Yahoo Answers, I really didn't understand society in general, but now thanks to this wonderful service and good people, I'm starting to see some rationality and understand the popular basis for traditions and common practices and understandings; not that I agree with them, but at least now I can understand them.\n\nAnd then there are those who are just trying to make a statement and aren't teachable at all: Making statements appear as questions, dress wolves in sheep's clothing.
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good outweigh bad\n\n:> peace\n.
820883
Whoah, are you trying to state obvious rightous comments on this thing. You do know a buch of people with bad opinions will answer. But its nice to see someone with an understanding of how things are.
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Most of this is Entertainment for Some.  \n\nYou get a few good answers, a lot of crappy ones.\nI know it's annoying!, but what can you expect???
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who cares? silly is fun (as long as it is the "good silly" and not the "bad silly")
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Well...I am one of those people that can and will criticize a person or the question they ask. Also too, I can answer a question intelligently as well. I use to think that there was no dumb questions, except for the one not asked, but after seeing some of the questions on here I do have to take that back. I have seen a lot of very good questions on here though with very good answers...but on the same token I have seen bad questions that someone shouldn't answer it with a good answer. Then there are the plain down out right jerks that would criticize anything that comes along. You can look at my profile to see what answers I gave to some of the questions...and maybe you'll laugh at them too...one of the questions a person asked was about joining the kkk or a Nazi group...you'll have to read the answer for yourself. I know that there are cruel people out there...and you have to decide what is good and what is not...take what will be helpful and let the rest go ;).
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Perhaps... I do so enjoy answering ambiguous questions as if they were seriously meant as they were worded.  I don't expect people to learn better grammar from being criticized, so I figure, "Hey, why not just enjoy it!"
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Actually yes, it turns my crank to make fun of people...and if you don't want people to answer your question the way they feel like answering it, then ask a friend the question, or seek professional help.. don't post it on the www.....It's what we call freedom of speech honey....I read a question and if it floats my boat to be a smart a$$ then I'm gonna be one aiight? So don't be a catty little whiny chic-a-boo....It's all in good fun,besides do you think that perhaps when someone is in a down mood, or sad about something and I answer their question using what we also like to call a sense of humor maybe if only temporarily it brings a smile to that persons face, even if only for a instant? So babygirl, Smile, grin and bear it...MUAH\n\nIf someone is suicidal then they need to go get them some prozac or something...And I'm sorry to say but people really do ask some stupid questions on here...I think that no matter what your feeling; If you ask questions on here you need to take the good with the bad, and if you can't handle it don't ask the friggin question....As I said it's freedom of speech...I ain't a Biotch and I sure as #$%* ain't gonna down people when they are being serious but c'mon now, if people read all the types of answers that are posted they would know to expect a crap answer at least once...and if you can't handle it then don't ask...plain and simple\nI geuss I should fix what I said, I AM A BIOTCH...and I will continue to be one, cause @ least I'm lmao on my end....To all you suicidal peeps look in ur local directory I'm sure there's a suicide hotline...IT IS CONFIDENTIAL to call
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Because you just might find something really funny, or uplifting, or offensive, or ignorant.  Kind of a pandora's box.  I enjoy a reminder of just how stupid peole can be, but the greatness is in the hope that deep down people would help you, just because you asked.
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I guess....\n\nhaha...\n\nvery entertaining...
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There are, of course, many humourous and also silly questions. But the interesting part of "Answers" is to ask something you really want to know, be it a clear answer or just opinions, and thus get inputs which are interesting or of help to you.\n\nTalking about my experience, I have asked several questions about something I wanted to know precisely, and got  the right answer, which was really helpful and I appreciated.\n\nAs far as the answer one gives to other's questions is concerned, for me its the same procedure. To me it makes no sense at all to want to impose one's opinion to others. For such purpose you would need a chat procedure having a dialogue, and not just your answer to the question.
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the good and bad of something
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if u give them a good rating they earn one point. if u give them a bad rating they loose one point, i like the ratings cause if ppl answer a wuestion really stupidly you put a bad rating ...u get the point.
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Yes. that might be true. Some people are too serious to answer those funny questions and they must be those that either get offended or something else they dont like or it could be because as you said because theyre not humourous.
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Sure sometimes the questions you think are stupid are really good questions.\nso yeah i would.
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Yes. Holding back a smart answer!\n\nSometimes (but not often enough!) I hold back a one-liner even when it is good.  It is good practice for trying to keep quiet when a smart answer might make fun of somebody and hurt them.
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Depending on the question, I'll always give an honest opinion, but there's some questions you just have to give a goofy, playful answer to! You gotta have fun too, right?