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Why are you relying on a bunch of random people from the internet to vet factual accuracy? I'm cool with them finding me interesting things, but that's about al
by wickedchicken 15y ago
Why are you relying on a bunch of random people from the internet to vet factual accuracy? I'm cool with them finding me interesting things, but that's about all I'd trust them for.
For example: I use yelp to see when stores are open/closed and if a coffee shop has wifi. I could care less about the reviews, unless one of them happens to position a specific deal I'd be interested in.
- sp332 15y agoHow do you vet factual accuracy?
- wickedchicken 15y agoInvestigating original sources when I can.
- sp332 15y agoHN has an unusually high density of original sources.
- mpd 15y agoOthers' opinions are a litmus test that saves me a lot of time in the long run. I simply don't have the bandwidth to go deep on everything that hits my radar.
- wickedchicken 15y agoWhich is why an 'ambiguous' vote is a good system. It provides you just the right amount of information: "a lot of people think this is worth your time to investigate." Nothing more, nothing less.