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Why are you here?

Asked by Cruiser (40449points) October 20th, 2010

Are you here to learn or to teach?? Or are you here to be entertained or entertain?? I have noticed that Jellies come and Jellies go and many hang out for a while. Others here have made Fluther their home away from home, so what or why do you keep coming back??

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ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

All of the above, but mostly to learn. I stay because I love the community.

Pandora's avatar

All of the above. But mostly curiosity.

Blondesjon's avatar

I am here because Godammit! I CARE!!!

FutureMemory's avatar

I’m here to make a new avatar every 8 hours.

jonsblond's avatar

For answers, entertainment and friendship.

and because @Blondesjon cares godammit.

Jude's avatar

Only because @Blondesjon cares.

Kayak8's avatar

I am here because I suffer from chronic pain. Fluther is my pain management plan of choice. Certainly, Fluther is not as good as some narcotics, but I don’t have narcotics, so . . . I have Fluther. I learn mostly, in between bouts of pain. Probably more than anything, Fluther makes me laugh and that is the best pain management strategy I know!

LuckyGuy's avatar

I learn and I occasionally teach. But strangely enough, I think the big draw is: I’m starting to know and like the people.

MRSHINYSHOES's avatar

It’s a fun site, very navigatible and involving, and the people here are great. It’s like a second hobby, an escape from the routine of things, and an escape from work and everyday stress.

chyna's avatar

Because @Blondesjon cares, because I have no job, because I have nothing else to do.

YARNLADY's avatar

I love answering questions and the belief that I am sharing useful information through my experiences with other people.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

I’m here for the cameraderie. Oh, and the information is nice too.

Not to mention the great pie fights.

jonsblond's avatar

@Kayak8 I’ve been without pot and I’ve been without Fluther. I must tell you, I missed Fluther more.

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

To fuel my jellyfish fetish.

Judi's avatar

I live around a lot of really right wing people. I come here for a reality check.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

For the diversity of opinions and discussions that currently are difficult to find in my little part of the world. Learning at least one new piece of information every day, as well as the questions/answers that result in uncontrollable laughter, create a natural high.

The people are talented and caring. They are the ones that make this tide pool a second home. And I like pancakes.

xxii's avatar

Guidance; amusement; the opportunity to think about issues that I wouldn’t otherwise encounter in my daily routine.

johlucmoha's avatar

I am here because Fluther is very interesting. I enjoy answering and asking questions.
I feel like I am back in school because if my writing has grammar and spelling problems,
at the end of my answer I get tagged by Edit. I have to go back and fix the problem before
it goes out. There is so much to learn on Fluther, I am not ready to leave. I am learning
patience. At first I was frustrated when I kept seeing Edit, after asking a question and
received the responses, I began to relax. The members are awesome very knowledgeable,
I could go on and on. I am glad to be here on Fluther.

seazen's avatar

It’s home.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Everything that you mention. Fluther jellies are able to give a new bent to things I have long stopped thinking about or would never discover on my own, I appreciate it all.

Dr_Lawrence's avatar

I joined to help and to learn by listening. I came to care about many people here and continue to learn more about others and ironically about myself in the process. It’s become a second home and a touchstone to one type of reality.

jonsblond's avatar

Unconditional love….

augustlan's avatar

I first came to exercise my brain… after 14 years of stay-at-home motherhood, boy did it need it! It wasn’t too long, though, before the real draw was the community. And now, they pay me to be here, too! Awesomesauce.

ucme's avatar

Shits & giggles, not forgetting giggles & shits of course.

Frenchfry's avatar

I am a stay-at-home mom. This is my entertainment, and my escape. I might get a adult conversation during the day as bonus.

cookieman's avatar

I’m here for the pancakes and the people.

and I learn all sorts of wicked cool stuff too.

Cruiser's avatar

So many awesome answers!! Thanks and GA’s everyone!!

JilltheTooth's avatar

Wow. All of the above and I don’t have to get dressed to interact with all you fine folks. Or brush my teeth. And I can eat stinky food and you don’t care. And sometimes, I like to be humbled by the sheer erudition and eloquence of some users.

partyparty's avatar

Because I am inquisitive :)))))

CMaz's avatar

I am here because I couldn’t be there.

Kayak8's avatar

Er uh, @JilltheTooth I was just fixin to PM you about some of that . . . .

Aster's avatar

Laugh , learn and friends!

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