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50 Of The Weirdest Questions Shared On ‘Insane People Quora’
InterviewMost of you Pandas should already be familiar with Quora, an extremely popular website where people ask questions and other internet users answer them. To the best of their knowledge, of course. It’s a very social way of getting to the bottom of any queries you might have, as people can comment on answers as well. You end up getting a variety of opinions, some of which you definitely might not have expected to see the light of day.
However, it’s most often the case that the questions themselves are the most intriguing part. Some of them are so out there, so bizarre, they’re likely to stun you with their Twilight Zone aura, making you wonder what timeline you’re in. That’s where the r/InsanePeopleQuora subreddit comes in. It’s an online community that documents the weirdest posts on Quora and other question-based sites. We’ve collected some of their best featured posts to share with you as well, dear Pandas.
So go on, grab some popcorn, get comfy, and let’s go explore the weird Land of Quora. Don’t forget to upvote the pics that amused you the most. And if you’ve seen any super peculiar Quora questions previously, you can always share them in the comment section for all the other Pandas to see.
I reached out to the subreddit's moderator team and they were more than happy to talk about the community, its history, and why Quora is so popular. Scroll down for Bored Panda's full interview with them below.
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Stupidity Is Contagious
Well Then
Mom Thinks Depression Isn't Real. Thankfully The Person Who Responded Is Sane
The ‘Insane People Quora’ subreddit has been active since June 2018, recently having celebrated its 3rd birthday. During that time, the community has grown to become over 291k members strong. Most redditors visit the group for their daily dose of fringe weirdness that reminds them (and us!) that fact can often be stranger than fiction.
The founder of r/InsanePeopleQuora told Bored Panda that the online group was founded once there was a rise in the number of Quora posts shared on r/insanepeoplefacebook, a "catch-all for social media insanity." There was a demand for a separate subreddit dedicated exclusively to Quora posts.
What Is It With Parents And Their 14 Yr Olds Stuffed Animals
Uuummmm... What?
Umm... What? She Wants To Call The Cops On The Person Minding His Own Business In His Own House
"I saw a comment suggesting there should be a specific one for Quora as it's quite different to standard social media (having Q&As only) and decided to make it from there. Getting the first few thousand members took a while with crossposting Quora posts I found to r/insanepeoplefacebook. Some reached the front page of Reddit which is when the sub started seeing a large increase in numbers and became self-sustaining, meaning I didn't need to post as much to keep the sub going," the founder shared how the community started to grow.
According to r/InsanePeopleQuora's mod team, moderating the community is "fairly easy" for the most part. "The main issues we've faced is when we became the trending subreddit of the day we got a large number of unique views (~200k which is way more than the hundreds we would've been getting at the time) and new members within a few days (I think doubling or tripling our size at the time)," they explained.
Oof Ow My Privacy
Does This Mean It’s Over?
Classy S*icide
Politics is almost always a touchy subject. And political discussions on the subreddit are no exception. "The other posts which are difficult are those that bring up political issues. Most of the time this will result in people flinging personal attacks at each other, a large number of bans, and often a locked post. Otherwise, since the number of insane posts on Quora each day is fairly small we tend to only get a few posts a day on most days."
I was interested to get the subreddit founder's opinion about why Quora is such a popular platform. In their opinion, it has to do with the site's ability to adapt. "I think Quora is so popular due to its age and keeping up with the times. Age obviously helps as it takes time to build up a user base, but then you have to do something to maintain that base. For Quora, they've added several common social media features such as the ability to upvote questions, comment on questions (as opposed to answering them), and following people for their questions or answers," they pointed out exactly how the platform has changed with the times.
"I don't think there's anything specific that attracts weird questions, I think it's just because of the popularity of the site, with enough people on there you're always going to get some strange questions as well as trolls."
She Should Be Proud And Supportive
All Women Were Lesbian Before The Invention Of Baby Bottles And Formula!
I recommend you pop open your cranium and wash your brain once, it will solve majority of your problems
Quora itself was founded in 2009 by former Facebook employees Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever and became public a year later, on June 21, 2010. Fast-forwarding to 2020, a whopping 300 million users visited it each month. With that kind of popularity, it’s no wonder that some Quora posts end up being weirder than weird.
There have been some large changes made to how Quora operates this year. On April 19, 2021, the site eliminated the requirement for users to use their real names. That means that users can use pseudonyms of their choice as of that date.
This Is Incredibly Disgusting, And Also Child Abuse
Don't Forget The Padded Bra, Champ!
How To Make Your Child Grow Up
What’s more, in August, Quora announced that contributors can now monetize their content. A new subscription service called Quora+ was also launched, where subscribers can access all the content that anyone puts behind a paywall. For a small fee, of course.
The r/InsanePeopleQuora subreddit has a few rules for any up-and-coming members of the community. For instance, obviously, all the posts have to be screenshots from Quora, though other question-based sites also allowed. That includes certain subreddits dedicated mainly to questions.
Perfect Relationship Doesn't Exist
If you're DATING his mother, you aren't his step anything. And he's older than you so... chill.
Uh Yes It’s Immoral
Okay.. I Feel Bad For His Condition
What’s more, the subreddit’s moderators ask their members not to post any personal information. That means no links to the source material! The mods also frown upon reposts and posts that are obvious satire presented as serious questions (satire needs to be marked as such).
And there you have it. The next time you’re browsing Quora for some educational content, you should keep an eye out for any bizarre posts. We’re sure that the r/InsanePeopleQuora community would be more than happy if you share your finds with them.
Maybe School Wasn’t A Big Priority For Them?
The stress that parents put on this child ... "You must be a good student or else..." SAD; REALLY SAD!
Not All Racists Are Bad
Uhhh.. Don't?
Butt Out
Thiefs These Days
Psycho Parent
Just Wow
Help Me
Must Be A Karen
Mask = access to Grandson. No mask = no access to Grandson. Your choice.
My Brain Just Hemorrhaged. Ohhhh, Honey--Where To Start With This
Why Would You Think This?!!
Jesus Christ
Hypothetically
Really Dude
How Can I Convince Him Otherwise?
I guess you could boast about your free access to health care... Oh right. Or your comprehensive social security... oh, never mind. Umm... You could talk about your affordable housing... Actually, don't bother.
"Water Privileges"
No, We Eat Them. A Touch Of Lamb Sauce, Delicious!
How do this person think atheists are made? You go to the forest and *POP* there is an atheist? Growing from the ground like a mushroom??? Edit: thanks, I never had such much upvotes!
Sweet Revenge
So ...... By going against her will (She used a condom ) he made this lady pregnant, giving her an unwanted child ..... Who's existence is a punishment for your marriage failing? Interesting. Well hey, at least he showed her who was boss.
Sue Him For Building His House Next To You Too, He Had No Right To Do So!!!!!!
“Why Do Some People Choose To Live In Depression?”
Is It ?
Nice
How To Sober Up Fast
They Even Took The Bed
FAIR ENOUGH TAKE THE PC AWAY BUT THE BED??!!? WTH IS WRONG WITH YOU
well... a bed to sleep in is certainly necessary...
Load More Replies...Woah there! Calm the fk down. Give the kid his stuff back, you monster.
So many people having the exact reaction this question was written to encourage. At least they're not getting anything out of it unless they're also on here. Look, guys, it's a troll. Questions like this are written for two reasons - 1. because they like attention and 2. the QPP which pays people to ask questions based on the amount of interactions they get. It doesn't matter if all the replies are telling them they're insane, it's the number that counts.
You think? There are such idiots online I don't know what is real anymore
Load More Replies...Although I did say the one above was likely fake I broke my bed in my teens and got to sleep on a fold out couch for several years until I moved out on my own. Nothing better than a metal frame bar in your back nightly and a 3 inch thick mattress. Once you learned to lay with the bar right below your ribcage though it wasnt awful.
Does he sleep on the ground? Omg some people shouldn't be allowed to have kids
When I was in the 8th grade, we went on an overnight class trip and stayed at a motel with either 3 or 4 students per room. I wound up in a room with two beds and no other sleeping option. One person was going to have to sleep on the floor and without any discussion there was an immediate volunteer: Lyman (who was an all-around great kid), because apparently his whole family slept on bamboo mats on the floor at home anyway. Depending on the culture, a mattress might be considered a luxury, just like a mobile device.
Load More Replies...Watch? How's he ever going to get back to campus in time to avoid being caught next time?
me? take the walls down. leave the little shyster with nothing but studs, insulation, wiring and sad, sad regrets...
Of course you’re not being harsh enough. Better take away his closet too. (I’m joking)
Well, you could try listening to him about why he was playing truant.
You should take his parents away and dispose of them. He needs that the most.
The bed as well?? are you preparing him for the zombie apocalypse ZOMBIES ARE COMING
I really have a problem with this one. It might be a bit much for skipping school.
What, as if you're not going to love him, no matter how many times he takes 8th grade? That's what we told our children. Let them fail if they want. By 8th grade, let them know that if they want to graduate with the same students they went to Kindergarten with, get to class, if not, it's the future they will have.
Wtf?? What happened to talking to your kids and asking why they skipped? And then give a reasonable punishment?? Kids make mistakes, it's inevitable, but this is excessive- you took the watch too?? As far as the bed, you're a s**t parent. Next you're going to withhold food or WATER like that other s**t parent
No, you should take him to the vet and have him sterilised. Imagine, your grandchildren might inherit his evil ways. I would call the police, and tell them what a good parent you you are.
You should take away his home too and make him go live with some other people... of the courts choosing!
No, not harsh enough. Take away food and drink for a week. Just watch him begging for forgiveness. Spare the rod, spoil the child, I always say.
OH god no. IN fact make him sleep outside while nailed to a cross, THAT'LL teach him.
Well first off find out why he's skipping school. Is he being bullied? - sort it out with the school Is he moonlighting as a games developer - encourage him Is he seeing a girlfriend? - supply condoms Definitely return the watch or he'll never get home or to school on time again.
I am going to try to answer this as calmly as possible: YES, YOU ARE BEING TOO HARSH, YOU DIPSTICK!
Again, we need child protection services and vasectomy for those people.
no you're not, take his door off the hinges, remove all soap from the bathroom, and put tacks on his bedroom floor.
“AM I BEING HARSH ENOUGH?” NO, I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE HIS FOOD PRIVALAGES FOR A MONTH
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS ALREADY HARSH ENOUGH BUT YOU TOOK THE FUKN BED?! WTF?!
How is he going to do school now? Even if it’s live, he still needs a watch to know when to go!
Eh. Honestly, I don’t see this as that big of a deal. Sleeping on the floor isn’t child abuse or even harmful in many cases, provided he still has food and shelter. Bring on the downvotes.
Wait. Yes the bed is too harsh and probably the watch. But wait, he has a PC AND a laptop plus tablet?
Absolutely not! He should not be allowed to eat or drink under these very, very serious circumstances. Skipping school is the gateway crime to much worse crimes.
No, you must remove all privileges, that’s means no carpet, no clothes, no food, no water and this one is crucial, no oxygen. It’s the only way they learn how to behave in a proper manner….
Are they having a big house? I started to think how to confiscate a bed if you live in a studio or two room apt.... where would you put the bed? :-D
No. Be harsher. Take away his clothes and the right to be in the house. Make him sleep naked on the front lawn. Maybe he will get lucky and a guy with a van will stop by and pick him up. He would be better off with him than with you.
The Horror
Don’t make her stop! It’s clear she enjoys history and might become a historian!
Dave Ramsey Has Entered The Chat
Well I guess we know where the dysfunctional rich kids on the other threads come from
Okay, Yes But Who's Bra?
Suing Bees Is Logical
This Kids Life Sounds Horrible
How to make sure you never see the kid once he becomes an adult. Also using god to justify being a controlling bitch is sick
This Person Seems To Be Genuinely Asking, Somehow
Yes. because if someone likes you that doesn't mean your sexuality isn't invalid.
Yeah Autistic People Everywhere Hate You
Yeah! You Should Totally Go On The Date And Get This 27 Year Old Man In Potential Danger With The Law!
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These aren't crazy people, they're trolls. The Quora Partner Program, wherein participants get paid to ask questions, has resulted in all sorts of silliness like this..
This is exactly the problem. I do go on Quora as some things are interesting/funny but there is a LOT of these kinds of questions and they are clearly trolls.
Load More Replies...Are people really this stupid or were most of these written by kids competing who could write the silliest?
Well this is tame compared to what a lot of the MAGA crowd come up with..
Load More Replies...If this thread was called 'best troll posts' it would make more sense. But I fear a fair number of these are actually real. Well, at least they're asking if their actions and convictions are right, that's gotta count for something, right? RIGHT?
I stopped reading after about 10 of these. Quora *used to be* a great place to ask insightful questions, and people who were particularly knowledgeable about that certain subject would answer them. Now, it's a free-for-all. Fake accounts, troll questions from pre-teens, and a backwards-ass monetizing scheme put out by the site itself.
The amount of people who ask if/how they can abuse their children is horrifying.
A lot of these must be for seeking attention or just trolling people. I refuse to believe people can be as stupid as it turns out from some of these questions.
Quora can be weird. I used to get emails from them with recommendations of really inappropriate questions. I blocked it obviously, but still. They gotta stop.
It would be funny if there were not so many abusive parents. Neutering should be compulsory for some people.
Why do trolls like to make up questions about deranged parents so much?
I used to read/post Quora. Very soon after they advertised pay for questions, the stupidity began. I'm out.
I can not believe anyone this stupid made it to adulthood, I think they are all fake.
These would be comical if you knew for sure they were trolls, but I think some of these are sadly true. It just shows the amount of ignorance that is in the world today.
It's disturbing how many of these ask how or if its ok to be abuseive to children.
Every time someone goes the Quora website, their IQ drops 10 points.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parent-s-guide-children-s-therapy/201810/what-is-considered-child-abuse%3famp Because let’s be real, most of y’all need to read this
I hope most of these are satirical. Otherwise, I really worry about the state of our civilization.
I really hope these are just trolls but after the year + that we have had here in the us, I wouldn't be surprised if every one of them were true honest questions.
Troll questions asked by Anonymous. They are all fake, made by people trying to earn money on the QPP program. I'm so glad Quora ditched the anonymous feature. It's cut down on this BS quite a bit, but since people can use fake names now, it hasn't cut down enough.
I'm not saying they're all real, but anyone who says they're all 100% fake has never been subjected to a conservative Christian family, or worked in the service industry. I work in hotels, and the questions I get.... There seriously needs to be an "Adulting 101" class in high schools. The only problem is finding someone qualified to teach it.
"This post was originally 101 images. It has been shortened to 50 images based on user votes." I dont wanna see the other 51 thanks
I refuse to believe these are real questions - shouldn't this just have been filed under humour instead?
I'm certainly not the brightest star in the sky but at least I'm smarter than most (if not all) of these f*****g idiots. Although I would say a lot are fake/troll posts, but still. So much stupid on one page.
I'm using Carm's account here, I'm from an Indian family, and all of them sound insane to me.
Load More Replies...These aren't crazy people, they're trolls. The Quora Partner Program, wherein participants get paid to ask questions, has resulted in all sorts of silliness like this..
This is exactly the problem. I do go on Quora as some things are interesting/funny but there is a LOT of these kinds of questions and they are clearly trolls.
Load More Replies...Are people really this stupid or were most of these written by kids competing who could write the silliest?
Well this is tame compared to what a lot of the MAGA crowd come up with..
Load More Replies...If this thread was called 'best troll posts' it would make more sense. But I fear a fair number of these are actually real. Well, at least they're asking if their actions and convictions are right, that's gotta count for something, right? RIGHT?
I stopped reading after about 10 of these. Quora *used to be* a great place to ask insightful questions, and people who were particularly knowledgeable about that certain subject would answer them. Now, it's a free-for-all. Fake accounts, troll questions from pre-teens, and a backwards-ass monetizing scheme put out by the site itself.
The amount of people who ask if/how they can abuse their children is horrifying.
A lot of these must be for seeking attention or just trolling people. I refuse to believe people can be as stupid as it turns out from some of these questions.
Quora can be weird. I used to get emails from them with recommendations of really inappropriate questions. I blocked it obviously, but still. They gotta stop.
It would be funny if there were not so many abusive parents. Neutering should be compulsory for some people.
Why do trolls like to make up questions about deranged parents so much?
I used to read/post Quora. Very soon after they advertised pay for questions, the stupidity began. I'm out.
I can not believe anyone this stupid made it to adulthood, I think they are all fake.
These would be comical if you knew for sure they were trolls, but I think some of these are sadly true. It just shows the amount of ignorance that is in the world today.
It's disturbing how many of these ask how or if its ok to be abuseive to children.
Every time someone goes the Quora website, their IQ drops 10 points.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parent-s-guide-children-s-therapy/201810/what-is-considered-child-abuse%3famp Because let’s be real, most of y’all need to read this
I hope most of these are satirical. Otherwise, I really worry about the state of our civilization.
I really hope these are just trolls but after the year + that we have had here in the us, I wouldn't be surprised if every one of them were true honest questions.
Troll questions asked by Anonymous. They are all fake, made by people trying to earn money on the QPP program. I'm so glad Quora ditched the anonymous feature. It's cut down on this BS quite a bit, but since people can use fake names now, it hasn't cut down enough.
I'm not saying they're all real, but anyone who says they're all 100% fake has never been subjected to a conservative Christian family, or worked in the service industry. I work in hotels, and the questions I get.... There seriously needs to be an "Adulting 101" class in high schools. The only problem is finding someone qualified to teach it.
"This post was originally 101 images. It has been shortened to 50 images based on user votes." I dont wanna see the other 51 thanks
I refuse to believe these are real questions - shouldn't this just have been filed under humour instead?
I'm certainly not the brightest star in the sky but at least I'm smarter than most (if not all) of these f*****g idiots. Although I would say a lot are fake/troll posts, but still. So much stupid on one page.
I'm using Carm's account here, I'm from an Indian family, and all of them sound insane to me.
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