Why do people ask questions that they really don't want the answer to--as evidenced by all the thumbs down?

Question

Why do people ask questions that they really don't want the answer to--as evidenced by all the thumbs down?

Answer 1

Thumbs down on your question since it's not the questioner doing the rating.

Answer 2

Beacuse they want the attention....and maybe to feel like God.

Answer 3

The other answerers give the thumbs down/up

Like me

Answer 4

Because they just want to spew propaganda.

Answer 5

Maybe they are just looking for affirmation, and they can get pretty salty when people disagree with them.  What is worse is the kids who ask the same thing, over and over.

Answer 6

Because they think they want to know the answer and then they find out that it was not something they wanted to hear.