It can't possibly be boredom. It takes effort to think of what you want to post, to write out content, to insert pictures and videos, to potentially instigate a lengthy argument for controversial content. The Internet is full of things you can enjoy passively if you wish to alleviate boredom. It's also full of sites that are much more engaging than this one.
Why then do you ask the questions you ask? Post the blogs that you post? Give the meaningless answers that you do? What is your objective?
LOL that's pretty much it.
Sometimes I actually want to know peoples opinions or their thoughts on something I may be struggling with. Strangers sometimes give the best advice. Most of the time just for fun interaction.
The joking back and forth
Everyone has his or her own medium for expressions and interactions. You got a fair response earlier from OS, but you chose to ignore it and dismiss him because it wasn't the answer you wanted.
Most of us who are here delight in that. It isn't about insisting upon a specific format of response or getting the response we hope to achieve. We throw something out there, see what sticks, and listen to how people respond.
I could spend ten minutes putting together a comprehensive response to you, citing typical human behavioral patterns and such, but really, why go through all that trouble when the meme OS posted said the same thing?
Maybe the answers are meaningless to you, but they serve a purpose for the person who posted them and often for the asker. It may well be general social interaction versus sharing solid info, and that's ok. This isn't school. We don't grade responses. ... Well, not officially, anyway. If we did, questions that are derogatory towards others, that aim to shut down free speech, thought, and creativity... those would get an "F." (See line 2 of the meme.)
I have yet to see you post anything worth making some big deal about answering. When you post something profound, I'll give it those just desserts.
Of all people to criticize other writers on here? You have no right.
NONE.
That very sentence, "I have yet to see you post anything worth making..." , you said that to me in public, too.
You left comments in my blogs like, "You are a moron.!", "You are a sharrona rip-off, you steal my words..." which I had to delete. And now, you tell someone he has no right to criticze other writers?
sharrona, look who's talking.
It depends on if I'm answering a question,or asking one.Trying to
come up with a question that hasn't been asked isn't an easy task..
"meaningless answers" are usually reserved for a**hat trolls who ask
meaningless questions. BTW..smart a** memes are sometimes all that is
needed...jus' sayin'..:)
Impressive.
Good for you.
You did exactly what you accuse the site of doing. You post a question with an ulterior motive only to expose your hurt feelings.
Do you not see the irony on that?
WHOA!!!! A tad patronizing would be an understatement! THAT being said...
Which sites are more engaging?
In what ways?
I still have difficulty framing questions - they come to me during the day and then when I'm at the laptop I've forgotten them.
What I want to achieve is questions that people want to answer,
in which they feel safe to reveal something about themselves,
and if possible get good discussions rolling.
My blogs are rarely true blogs. I'm mostly posting installments of the first draft skeleton of a novel.
It's a way of gauging readers' reactions to the story and hopefully getting constructive feedback.
I'm a beginner writer with a long way to go.
Sometimes I post answers to trivial questions because they have a friendly or quirky feel to them,
or because they invite a creative response that makes me think laterally - which is a major pleasure for me.
Or because someone has raised an issue & I enjoy contributing my flavour into the soup of opinions.
Sometimes there's an opportunity to help someone.
It's taught me to be better at picking sarcasm and irony, versions of almost-trolly-types.
And I've made some acquaintanceships I enjoy and
some friends whose minds and internet-selves I love, each in different ways.
There are some here whom I admire and would love to know better
and hope that one day they might feel the same.
