Why do people offer dangerous advice?

I go through some of these questions and i see advice that could make people blind in a matter of hours... do people actually listen to these nutters?Why do people offer dangerous advice?
OMG! I don't know but it drives me crazy and I often wonder the same thing. And then I get thumbs down for correcting idiotic answers! Like telling someone NOT to use koolaid or bleach to dye their contacts because they ';can't afford'; colored ones?! Or to NOT sleep in their non extended wear contacts for months at a time! I don't understand!





Thanks for allowing me to vent, lol, great question! =]Why do people offer dangerous advice?
A good question





The answer is they don't know any better





I think what we members of Answers forget is that the forum is NOT made up of informed people but of folks of all ages and skills.





It is more like a bunch of people at a street corner. Go there and ask anyone as they pass what is the best cure for anything. You will get 10 different answers, running all the way from folk lore,old wives tales, household remedies and outright bunk.





However, if the person answering the question offers his/her scholarship in that subject it may be quite good advice.





We have thousands of kids on Answers and it is easy to tell when a 13 year old answers a question. They are just growing up and answer just as their peers do.
Some people go to this forum for many things that they should be asking professionals in an actual appointment for a consultation or treatment. Most of us that do know what we are talking about will refer them to do just that.
i sure hope not. i know what you mean, even in the parenting section you get some real weirdo's. i think they are either crazy or dont care if they hurt someone. you never know there may be a day when someone really is not too bright and listens to one of them.