Why do people have to be so judgemental on here?

Question

Does anybody else know what i mean?

Answer 1

a sad fact of life unfortunately my sweet, but rest assured as you judge, so you are judged!!

Answer 2

no idea i dont ask ?'s on here no more people are always rude and sometimes just plain nasty, i think they are all just no it all but i can bet you that u will get several judgemental answers on this question. and to think i have spent all evening browsing and answering all the questions i can honestly and politly. some people are just too ashamed that they dont know the answers so they are rude and just put anything down to gain points.

Answer 3

Many of the questions in certain categories are asked by trolls. In the Society and Cultures section, I believe that there is one person who has AT LEAST 8 different avatars/ids. Therefore, many of these questions/answers are not legitimate in the slightest and their sole intent is to get under the skin of others. The main factor re: the judgemental attitudes of people is that they are behind a computer. You don't know who they are and there are no consequences if they break the rules. Even if they get suspended, they create another id and move on. Plus, people have the freedom to say on here what they can't say at work and in many other places. They aren' t necessarily on here to be helpful. Some people are on here because they regard it as a form of social networking. Spend two days in the Society and Cultures section-Other and you will see what and who I am talking about.

Answer 4

I believe that everyone has a right to their own opinion - judgmental or not. However, I have noticed that the lines get crossed from judgmental to down-right hateful on some of the questions. I understand that many people are very passionate about certain subjects, but that gives them no right to be rude to the asker of a question just because they do not agree with them.

I personally try to follow the "if I have nothing nice to say" rule that my grandmother taught me. When answering a question, I don't look forward to the points that I will receive, but the reaction of the person asking the question when he/she reads my response. I began using this site to share knowledge with first-time parents, especially young first-time mothers who, have a tendency to be insecure about their abilities to care for their infants. This has earned me many "thumbs-down" or over the top rude responses from other members just because they may not have agreed fully with my opinions. I do not answer these questions without research or experience.

I have noticed that many answerers are "stuck" on one subject that they feel passionately about. Many times, this leads the group to a completely different subject than was originally discussed. Thus, not helping the person with the specific problem that they have. If this site is not here for helping others find solutions to their problems, then what's the point?

Answer 5

no matter who u r u r judgemental its human nature

Answer 6

Because it is anonymous.

In real life, people wouldn't say half of these things to people's faces.  Then again, would they really be given the chance?  

How often to people actually ask for your help, your elloquence, your advice?

Answer 7

are you judging all the people here as being judgemental, an interesting paradox here

Answer 8

I think every body can be judgemental some of the time. I try not to be and only answer the questions that I think will help. Don't let anyone get you down,ignore it.

Answer 9

because we can be and that is the point of this site , at least it used to be

if you answer a question you are being judgemental aren't you

Answer 10

personally i think your full of yourself and need to get a life... lol joking...

yeh, i think people on here tend to be more brave about what they say because they cannot see who there talking too...

Answer 11

yeah people are really judgmental and thats cuz there stupid :) actually i have no idea...idk

Answer 12

As a species, we're wired to be judgemental ... that is, we take in enormous amounts of stimuli (some critically important, others not important at all) on a daily basis since birth.  We're programmed to sort out that stimuli and file it away for use at the appropriate time ... in the early days most of this information was stored around making judgements to simply survive.

Today, the species (generally) spends less time making judgements (decisions) on surviving and more on a variety of issues -including poking fun at others, trying to inflict emotional pain and suffering on others , and at times, purposefully intending to hurt others (physically).  

For starters, that's not the norm, so don't take it too much to heart, and secondly -always consider the source.

As I sit here and respond to your question it's impossible to not be forming opinions, judgements, or any other of an infinite array of assumptions.  However, I made the decision, based on my experiences and, I'd argue, self-esteem, confidence, and concern for others, not to "trash" you for your question (or previous questions), or, in other words, for being "you" but instead, I decided that I wanted to reply with a sense of reason and intelligence to your question.

And, to help you frame this in another light, consider this: there are 6.6 billion of us inhabiting the planet -and we collect and synthesize our experiences quite differently (not from a physiological perspective, but from a cultural one).  Of that total population, it's estimated that about 3 billion are living on $2.00/day or less.  Now, with that group of people, do you think they would be as judgemental as someone who has comfort and the basic necessities to live life without concern for meals, clothing, and shelter?  Of course not.

As such, as you try to wrap your head around judgemental people -most likely those whose judgements you disagree with and those whose judgements indicate they are simply ******* -take some solace in knowing that most of the world doesn't even know what "yahoo" is, and nearly half of the world, even if they could read and respond to electronic questions, would be so focused on their own survival that their efforts and judgements would be reserved for themselves.

I hope this perspective is somewhat helpful.

Answer 13

I think the majority of people on here are too scared to do the same in real life, so it gives them some kind of validation insulting people on here.

Answer 14

I know exaclty what you mean!

Answer 15

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's ok for you to disagree with other peoples opinions.

Answer 16

humans... what can i say...