Quora and suchlike ............. a pain in the **s?

[Misty]

I believe I am pretty laid-back generally, though some may argue! Nevertheless, quite frequently, I ask random questions on the internet
and often end up with good, or even *better than good* answers. At times, however, my query gives me .... as the first listed options in
the search results, a number of sites which offer to try their platform as a springboard ............ or intermediary to get to the answer, or in
the instance of Quora, want you to become "affiliated", or whatever the term is now. To me they are a constant pain in the **s.

Am I reading this correctly? Should I waste time with them? How to they survive?

[wainuitech]

You should try on Google Home LOL it talks back to you.

One question I asked it as a joke, and it comes back "Sorry I get Confused sometimes"

But on another note, if a person doesn't ask questions no matter how silly they may sound then they don't learn.

[piroska]

Should I waste time with them? How to they survive?

No.
Ads and popups and interstitials to force users to login or register before they can see more of the content, similar to a metered paywall.
(From wiki)