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Quora seems pure clickbait at this point. Unfortunately, because it didn't start that way, now anything still relevant on that site is burried under the weight of the nonsense.


I get random emails from them about "popular" questions like "why has Javascript replaced C++?" Seems like ragebait.


One thing I noticed back when I browsed Quora a lot is that most the answers were in direct opposition to the question being asked. It’s like clockwork.

Q: why is running so good for you

A: it actually isn’t good for you. <insert justification>

Q: why do so many people run when it’s so bad for you

A: it actually is really good for you. <insert justification>

Every single question seemed to be this way. It probably reveals a lot about human nature, but it really turned me off to know I was just reading knee jerk reactions to questions rather than anything accurate.

All this to say, yes, ragebait is the lifeblood of Quora.


For programming questions, the answer is always "it depends" even if it doesn't really depend.




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