text: Another reason why someone might want to ask people for advice is to get more opinions. Lets say that your having a birthday party. You love chocolate cake, so you bought one. No one invited to the party likes chocolate cake, so they don't come. Now you have a party that no one came to and a lot of chocolate cake. I think in a situation like this, you should let the majority pick the cake. If the majority picks vanilla, but you still want chocolate, you can get both.