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General => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Randy on July 05, 2020, 01:11:27 AM

Title: Quora Question
Post by: Randy on July 05, 2020, 01:11:27 AM
Hi all,

I frequent Quora every now and then and answer some questions. There are quite a few that are directed to me that I simply can't answer so I pass on them.

I state that I'm a cancer patient for one. Then someone thinks I'm qualified to be an oncologist or asks me what the current technological state is. Now, some questions I can simply google but wonder why don't they just google it themselves? I only research things that interest me and not everything cancer related does.

For example: I just finished watching a two hour movie which had nothing to do with the topic and that's great! Often I want to get away from it all. I let my oncology staff worry about the latest details. I'll be glad to be a part of a trial if it comes up. But I'm not going to spend each and every waking moment researching the stuff.

I also answer questions every now and then about atheism but they are the usual tripe that we get over and over and over... and then over some more.

Some days I feel like turning it off but once in a while someone has a valid question that takes someone's point of view and I'm able to answer it from personal knowledge and experience.

Edit: I guess my question really is, what do you think of Quora?
Title: Re: Quora Question
Post by: Recusant on July 05, 2020, 04:04:10 AM
I've found it useful on occasion. Wouldn't take anything there as gospel definitive, but sometimes just the correct phraseology used in an answer will help direct further research. I haven't tried answering anything there though.
Title: Re: Quora Question
Post by: Tom62 on July 05, 2020, 08:22:12 AM
I "stumbled" upon Quora when I googled a Java programmer's question. The answers I found on Quora were fine. The only thing what I didn't like about Quora is that it constantly asks me to join them.
Title: Re: Quora Question
Post by: Old Seer on July 05, 2020, 08:17:48 PM
Quote from: Tom62 on July 05, 2020, 08:22:12 AM
I "stumbled" upon Quora when I googled a Java programmer's question. The answers I found on Quora were fine. The only thing what I didn't like about Quora is that it constantly asks me to join them.
To much question overload. To clogged with miscellaneous.
Title: Re: Quora Question
Post by: Randy on July 06, 2020, 12:04:55 AM
Quote from: Recusant on July 05, 2020, 04:04:10 AM
I've found it useful on occasion. Wouldn't take anything there as gospel definitive, but sometimes just the correct phraseology used in an answer will help direct further research. I haven't tried answering anything there though.
I know what you mean. I've found myself refuting the miracle cures or taking a lot of vitamin C to get rid of cancer. If it were this easy none of us would have it.

I visit Quora less these days. I simply don't have the energy to go against the quackery or answer a hundred questions per day.