But in the early days there were fewer people asking and answering. Now there are a larger number of answerers and a bigger pool of people wanting/needing to g

But in the early days there were fewer people asking and answering. Now there are a larger number of answerers and a bigger pool of people wanting/needing to gain rep by writing the quickest (but not necessarily correct) answer. This leads to a state where people don't bother clicking on questions with an answer on the front page - because they are already 'behind' in the race