The meaning of life and other questions strangers can answer on yahoo?

It may seem like a ridiculous statement outright but is the goal of yahoo answers truly what it states to answer your question or could it be a barrage of statements people who are bored throw out in order to gain some sort of gratification when it is there answer out of the mes that gets lifted above their peers and to realize someone they don't truly know has something in common with them, or is it only to reinforce ones own ignorance to ask a question and see how people who disagree with you put thought into their words are thumbed down in a version of democracy gone wrong and for someone who lazily type something harmful but you agree with so you listen to this person only because they reinforced the idea you already believed in isn't it odd that some one would ask a question only for the purpose of strengthening their own ignorance is it not the goal of a question to receive wisdom of Information you didn't yet know?