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You can also trust individual people and institutions if you follow them for a while and know how they do things.

• Retric 6y ago
  That’s only slightly marginally better than randomly trusting any well respected source. In the end no single source should ever be viewed as definitive. On the other hand you can’t spend all that much time researching every individual topic. Which is where the problem comes from, but trick is to hold options lightly.
  • neolog 6y ago
    > That’s only slightly marginally better than randomly trusting any well respected source. Following someone's work for years is a much stronger signal than just checking their credentials imo.
    • Retric 6y ago
      It feels better, but in terms of actual evidence it’s not. One core issue is everyone makes mistakes, and nobody can research everything. So, the minimum error rate in all human content isn’t that great.