For the uninitiated, Quora is a platform where users can ask questions about anything they need answers to. And as long as people adhere to the guidelines, you can pretty much bring up absolutely any topic you have in mind.
This has led some people to ask some of the most unhinged questions you will see on the site. Just look at these examples from the Insane People on Quora subreddit. The name itself offers no further clues about what you may find here. It also provides a sneak peek into the dark recesses of some people’s minds.
As always, Bored Panda sifted through some of the wildest posts. Check them out to see how things go off the rails.
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Okay But That Comment Is Fire Though
When A Terrible Parent Doesn’t Grasp How Legal Stuff Works…
You're Literally Dyïng? Better Correct Your Grammar!
Some of the wildest posts from the subreddit are people sharing things about their lives that they shouldn’t. Some include overly personal information about family members or themselves.
Experts say a person’s need to divulge information is rooted in survival instincts.
Rage Bait? Maybe. Plausible? Also Maybe
How To Stop A Wedding
This might be excusable, under very narrow circumstances. To wit: A) OP is aged 10 or younger, adorable, and has at least one equally adorable sidekick, human or animal, B) the wedding in question involves the marriage of their sweet but oblivious parent to a secretly evil stepparent-to-be, and C) they all live within a late-90s-early-2000s Disney film.
Insane In The Brain 2000iq
I kinda love this answer. The combination of logic and creative thinking is so much nicer to read than the inevitable sea of responses that would have argued, "Duh, this is so easy, she's half your age so she is 22!"
As behavioral researcher Erin Carbone explains in a 2023 study she co-authored, disclosing information helps regulate emotional responses to intense situations and improves collective survival by increasing a group’s access to information.
Carbone further noted that oversharing and gossiping can also discourage unwanted social behaviors and contribute to cultural evolution.
Butt Out
Okay.. I Feel Bad For His Condition
Wow
“We as people seem to be hardwired to share information with others, and it might be that we evolved this need as a benefit to the group,” Carbone said in a 2024 interview with the Association for Psychological Science. “We disclose information and experience a visceral desire to disclose information even if it no longer serves that original evolutionary purpose.”
How To Make Your Child Grow Up
I'm sure praying these are prank questions as this is disgusting on so many levels.
This Kids Life Sounds Horrible
Suing Bees Is Logical
Yes you can and should! As proof make sure to photograph bees on your flowers without their consent.
Beekeeper here. Interestingly bees typically don't forage close to their hive in order to not draw attention to it. They do forage out to 3-3.5 miles radius. Chances are those bees are not from the nearby hive, but another farther away.
Load More Replies...Well, though they make honey directly from nectar alone, they do eat pollen too, and feed it to young - bee bread and royal jelly - as a source of fats and protein - so you could argue the pollen is necessary for the reproduction of labor workforce that results in honey. I recommend suing the Hive, as the neighbour is simply a middle-person. I suggest the process-server wears appropriate PPE.
Load More Replies...Platforms like Quora also offer anonymity. And with the option to conceal one’s true identity, many people can play different versions of themselves. Ultimately, this lets them act loosely and ask wild questions they likely wouldn’t in a formal setting.
According to researcher and educator Dr. Janneke Schokkenbroek, this is the “online disinhibition effect” at play.
I Wonder Who Is Mentally Unstable Here
Must Be A Karen
Guess your ignorance and pettiness will be stopping you from seeing your granson. Bonus to your son for holding his ground.
The Frick Kind Of Question Is This?
“Online, you can be anyone you want. That’s part of the appeal. Most people might tweak their profile a little—a more flattering photo here, a tiny age adjustment there,” Dr. Schokkenbroek wrote.
“People feel freer to act in ways they maybe wouldn’t offline. For some, it’s a chance to escape reality and experiment with a new version of themselves."
How To Not Be Creepy
And The Mother Of The Year Award Goes To
LOL
Well, putting aside the use of the term 'normal' for the moment, it's generally not perfectly acceptable to call someone something they find offensive, unless it reflects an honestly held belief about their character. So in this case, it would be unacceptable to call the poster cis in the face of his objections, but fine to call him an obnoxious bigot.
We Get It. You Hate Millennials
And what's up with cars? Horses are a perfectly fine source of transportation!
Yes
Who Tf Comes Up With Questions Like This?
Can You?
In World War Two the Sherman Crab tank was used for clearing minefields.
His Sins Shall Not Go Unpunished
They’ll Never Take Me Alive!
I believe there's a Christmas film to help you remove unwanted visitors.
Genius!
Interesting Taste In Romance
...permission???
Delete Your Account
Poor Kid
He’s Going To Be A Year Behind All The Others Who Started At Age 4!
Everything Is Woke
I Genuinely Can’t Tell If John Is 12 Years Old Or 65 Years Old
This Is A Tough One
We're atheists, not psychopaths. Plus, is there even such a thing as a Christian baby?
Celestials Are The Master Race??
Scientific Racism Revisited?
Wow…
Cigarette Stock
All Women Were Lesbian Before The Invention Of Baby Bottles And Formula!
Classy S**cide
As An Autistic Person, What The Fuck?
How To Self Treat The Corona Virus Without Alerting Your Doctor
Do They All Live In Chernobyl Or Something?
Huh?
What
I’m Praying To Christ That This Is Actually Rage Bait
Who's Gonna Tell Him?
Welp, There's Only 123 Transgender Seats In The Us Now. Better Claim Them Before They Run Out
God Wouldn't Tolerate A Steak Like That
He Just A Little Old Fashioned
Imagine Deleting Someone's 4 Year Old Minecraft World
Such A Delusional
Maybe To Be Considered In The New Defence Review
I'd Choose The Date Thank You
I will gladly sign on for a date with a feminist, no motovation of escaping dire bodily harm necessary.
I Would Say Just Accept Yourself. What About You?
Most Normal Question In Quora
For my own sanity I am assuming at least half of these are trolls and rage baiters.
These are fairly easy to make up. Just think of a normal situation but throw in a curve-ball question about it. For example "I objected to attending a 'Sexual Harassment in the Workplace' training course on the grounds that I already know how to do it. HR just notified me that I have to go before a DIscipline Committee. How should I defend myself?"
I am making a real GOOD MONEY (300$ to 400$ / hr )online from my laptop. Last month I GOT check of nearly 18,000$, this online work is simple and straightforward, don’t have to go OFFICE, Its home online job. At that point this work opportunity is for you.if you interested.simply give it a shot on the accompanying site….Simply go to the BELOW SITE and start your work.....................… 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝟰𝟬.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Load More Replies...For my own sanity I am assuming at least half of these are trolls and rage baiters.
These are fairly easy to make up. Just think of a normal situation but throw in a curve-ball question about it. For example "I objected to attending a 'Sexual Harassment in the Workplace' training course on the grounds that I already know how to do it. HR just notified me that I have to go before a DIscipline Committee. How should I defend myself?"
I am making a real GOOD MONEY (300$ to 400$ / hr )online from my laptop. Last month I GOT check of nearly 18,000$, this online work is simple and straightforward, don’t have to go OFFICE, Its home online job. At that point this work opportunity is for you.if you interested.simply give it a shot on the accompanying site….Simply go to the BELOW SITE and start your work.....................… 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝟰𝟬.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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