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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?!!
defiantly. when i was smol, my, stray street cat mind you, let me pet her and didn't touch me once. she actually got worried when my baby brother moved sleeping areas and wouldn't stop meowing by his crib until we showed her he was safe. so you know.
Load More Replies...You would not believe how many times I heard this when I was pregnant. 25 years ago!! It is an old wives tale I guess but it is really ridiculous. Now toxoplasmosis from cat litter is a different story.
I heard similar that many times when I was young that I checked up to make sure it was not true. I love cats anyway and are not keen on children.
Load More Replies...our two cats smelt my two daughters' infant breath, and killed them in their cribs. which is why they're now in their forties, and i've got six grandkids.
This is actually a common old wives tale. My great grandmother used to tell us this. She’d tell my cousins and I we’d have to keep the cat/s out of our babies’ rooms as they slept. When you consider it, it’s probably founded in faulty logic, stemming from SIDS deaths and finding a cat in babies’ cribs. They aren’t connected, but way back in the day, people could have formed that erred connection.
The mother could've just been paranoid or she could be from a place very superstitious. Still sucks but it could've been from the way the mom was raised
Load More Replies...It's an old wives tale, probably really common from wherever the mom was raised. Very superstitious, still isn't cool but I don't think it's valid to be so rude in this case.
Load More Replies...Nah, it's just an old wives' tale. Nothing serious, kinda funny, but no truth to it. You wouldn't get help for someone who objects about Friday the 13th or walking under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path, etc.
Load More Replies...Hang on, why does however a baby's breath smells equate to cats killing it? That's just daft.
The old wives tale was that cats steal baby's breath and kill them. The reality was probably closer to the fact that cats like warm places, and baby's crib was warm, baby is a little heat generator, and the cat would smother the baby and suffocate it.
Load More Replies...It's an old superstition. I lost a cat this way when I was very young.
Actually cats have toxoplasmosis which gets easily transmitted to humans & cause congenital anomalies in child. So it's better that she got rid of them she knew the reason & didn't tell u that remains to be seen. That's why people shouldn't have cats especially girls if they ever r planning to get pregnant. Once u catch toxoplasmosis it stays unless treated & is symptom less in adults but destroys the children
Where and when did this myth even come from? Sad part is, so many people really believed in it.
Cats have been sucking the breathe out of babies for centuries, that is why witches always have cats. I thik you mom is a witch and got rid of the cats to save your baby.
It's not at all true. Of course, she'd know this if she did the research instead of accepting BS old wives tales. Now's the time to tell your mother to get her tubes tied. She's an idiot.
That was paranoia and I'm so sorry you had to lose your cats because your mom is a sociopath
Paranoia. Cats jump in cribs for warmth which spawned the myth. Keep the door shut, and go get your cats you idiot.
It's an old wives tale most likely common where the mom grew up. Just because she was raised superstitious doesn't mean you gotta be a d**k
Load More Replies...I honestly think that mother just wanted to reduce the amount of responsibility and house work...
No, idiocy lost your cats and the same lost your scholarship to any (including) vocation school
My dad, born 1931, believed wholeheartedly that cats would steal the breath from babies and infants. It wasn't an uncommon belief.
Not true. Unless you live in filth. Sounds like an excuse to get rid off your cats. Hope she is kinder to you and your sister. Sounds a bit of a monster to me.
An Old-Wives-Tale, (Ancient beliefs) that a cat will sleep on a babies face and kill it.. The same string of Ancient beliefs that if you don't go to church on Sunday you will go to hell when you die. IF a parent is not watchful, a cat will find a way to settle into a Babies cot, But it is up to the parent to keep an eye on any cats . There was no valid reason other than superstition, that your mother got rid of your cats.
Cats can carry diseases and parasites that cause medical problems, especially in small children.
Or your mother just hates cats and came on to this idea to get rid of them.
Your Mum is a psycho. That is totally stupid and unnecessarily cruel. I hope the cats ended up in a better situation.
Actually. I have a friend this happened to. She went to get her baby out of the crib for a night feeding, and lo and behold, the cat was on top of her, and she passed away.
This is a weird but common superstition. Cats are curious and often will sit very close to a baby's face to smell its breath. In less "enlightened" times it was believed that the cat was trying to steal the infant's soul.
This is where the saying "Put the cat out" came from. It was thought that the cat would smell the milk on the baby's breath, sit on their chest amd smother them.
Funny thing about doors, they actually have the ability to keep animals out.. unless they're part raptor?
Your mom was either: a) sadistic - using that as an excuse to get rid of the cats or b) a moron or c) mentally ill.
Your Mom has perhaps seen Pet Cemetery 1 too many times. Or she's an idiot.
Y'all complaining are the stupid ones. Bro it's a f*****g common old wives tale. It sucks the mom was raised so superstitious but you don't have to be so rude about it
Load More Replies...It is paranoia with a little history mixed in. What actually happened way back when was that the cats would smell the milk on the babies breath and lay over the baby sometimes smothering them just so they could be close to the smell. More often than not though (even back then) it was a very rare that it would happen.
I've seen this. It's actually the little troll creature that tried to steal Drew Barrymore's breath. The cat saved her.
Sorry honey, your mum's a nutcase, and you lost your pets for no good reason.
It's a common old wives tale Deb get over it. Just because the mom was raised incredibly superstitious doesn't mean you have the right to be such a bitch about it
Load More Replies...You're incredibly stupid for not knowing this is based on an incredibly common old wives tale moron
Load More Replies...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
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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