Consider : For 105 informative, carefully considered, intelligent answers, I earned 7 points. For 23 stupid, sarcastic, or pointless answers, I earned 167 points. My question, AB, is this WHY BOTHER? WHAT IS THE POINT?

Points are gravy.

The real meal is in helping others, and imparting knowledge, whether they give you points or not. Of course, you seldom know whether they really listened, or whether they listed to YOU, but you can assume that someone, somewhere, sometimes will ask the same or a similar question on Google, and find YOUR answer, which will help THEM. AND, as others run across your answer, they MAY always give it more points.

Meanwhile, you have made a few people laugh with the stupid, sarcastic, and pointless answers, and MAY have helped someone who only knew how to ask a question here, and NOT how or why to give points.

If you are only here for the points, and not to help make AB THE best question/answer site on the internet, for both serious and fun answers, then you are right!... What's the point?

If, on the other hand, you are here to provide good and/or funny answers, only care a bit about the points, and like the interactions with others here, then you HAVE your point.

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I guess so. You just have to have faith...?
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by Sparks on September 21st, 2008
It definitely helps! ;-)
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by BigDaddyBS on September 21st, 2008
Wisdom. Thank you, I'm grateful.
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by Sparks on September 21st, 2008
Very good answer
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by Yarnlady is happy every day on September 21st, 2008
Thanks, Yarnlady ;-)
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by BigDaddyBS on September 21st, 2008

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