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Re: Why Not to Use Quora

#101

Post by pfd1986 »

vtesucks wrote: post #98
stickfigure wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On one hand I feel the same reaction you have to the parent, phrased this way it sounds like he/she is denigrating a whole nation. On the other hand, there was something that happened here that we should probably talk about. A few years ago some of the topics (especially human-relationship subjects) experienced a sudden surge of content from people from India. I know many smart and erudite Indians, and these new user…

If you're okay with pointing out that statistically Indians are much more likely to make stupid answers, what's wrong with saying statistically blacks are much more likely to commit crimes. Choose both or none.

Crimes are/ might be more likely to be committed by blacks, in some countries. Being black doesn't make you more likely to commit a crime.

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

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Post by java_script »

techsin101 wrote: post #64

spammers with Indian sounding names killed it. Question how much is 3*3? You'd get 40 answers spamming their website, 20 life stories of completely uneventful event, and then answer 9 repeatedly posted like 11 times.

Holy shit I just logged in for the first time in years and on my homepage was pretty much that. No life stories but way more than 40 answers.

https://www.quora.com/If-14x-14-14-what-is-x

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

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Post by dawhizkid »

askafriend wrote: post #6

All philosophical views aside, there are some really core issues that got me to stop using Quora and unfortunately the case to stop using it is made by the site itself: * The content quality has deteriorated significantly since the site's inception. The content is far cheaper than before and far less interesting in very obvious ways. * Moderation systems have not done a good job of growing the site as a community. Th…

I've also noticed clickbait links to spammy external websites in the main feed.

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

#104

Post by throwaway567765 »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #89
mr_puzzled wrote: post #55

Does the root cause of all these problems with quora come down to being vc funded and needing high revenue numbers and growth rates? Imagine quora was a site driven by the community... It's a conundrum, only a vc funded site can reach such scale, have great growth etc but when the time for monetization comes, everything starts going downhill. A site driven by a foundation for example, rarely ever gets to any sort of…

TBH, I'm actually quite impressed that Reddit has lasted as long as it has and is still as vibrant as it is. Yes, of course there are tons of cesspool and misogynistic/racist/tribal areas, but I've found that I still like and frequent my niche smaller subreddits, my city subreddit (tons of trolls there but they are always downvoted and good content bubbles up) and the larger "eye candy" subreddits like r/aww. My gues…

their current success is momentum from before they took VC money and because they're smart enough not to attempt a profit before their IPO. which would entail terrible things like mandated ads in their API or shutting down their API entirely.

its only a matter of time before they have to pay back the hundreds of mil in the hole and shovel ads in every nook and cranny. theyre delaying it so they have enough userbase for the IPO

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

#105

Post by vtesucks »

pfd1986 wrote: post #101
vtesucks wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're okay with pointing out that statistically Indians are much more likely to make stupid answers, what's wrong with saying statistically blacks are much more likely to commit crimes. Choose both or none.

Crimes are/ might be more likely to be committed by blacks, in some countries. Being black doesn't make you more likely to commit a crime.

Do you even bayesian?

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

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Post by throwawaythekey »

vtesucks wrote: post #105
pfd1986 wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Crimes are/ might be more likely to be committed by blacks, in some countries. Being black doesn't make you more likely to commit a crime.

Do you even bayesian?

I think he's talking about the difference between correlation and causation.

You're right though in that from a law enforcement POV the two look roughly the same.

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

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Post by shard972 »

system2 wrote: post #57
cdogl wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This bizarre racism seems quite off-topic.

He absolutely 10000% correct, it is not racism. Quora is 98% Indian (or similar region country people) asking fake questions to "market" their crappy service. It is incredibly obvious if you ever visit once. (Probably will be your first visit because you didn't notice it.)

> He absolutely 10000% correct, it is not racism. Quora is 98% Indian

I think you missed the memo, racism is now just the act of identifying race as existing.

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

#108

Post by shard972 »

stickfigure wrote: post #74
cdogl wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This bizarre racism seems quite off-topic.

On one hand I feel the same reaction you have to the parent, phrased this way it sounds like he/she is denigrating a whole nation. On the other hand, there was something that happened here that we should probably talk about. A few years ago some of the topics (especially human-relationship subjects) experienced a sudden surge of content from people from India. I know many smart and erudite Indians, and these new user…

> Kids online are generally insufferable from all cultures.

Hey man thats ageist! I know X kids that are probably smarter than the average adult!

Maybe we should have a conversation on ageism now.

Re: Why Not to Use Quora

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Post by Noumenon72 »

Quora is one of my top Internet destinations at the moment -- you can find anything from [why farmers don't use silos any more](https://www.quora.com/What-was-very-useful-when-it-first-cam...) to [true facts about Jeff Dean](https://www.quora.com/What-are-all-the-Jeff-Dean-facts?ch=99...) to [how to compensate salespeople](https://www.quora.com/What-should-a-CEO-know-when-he-designs...).

I don't care about getting my data out any more than I care about not having transcripts of the conversations I had last month.

What I do care about is that Quora lets people delete comments on their own answers, meaning they can just lie with no way of being shamed and there's no point contradicting them.

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