I don’t think we ever had an era where you could assume what you read online was correct. Acquiring knowledge has always required critical thinking and checking

I don’t think we ever had an era where you could assume what you read online was correct. Acquiring knowledge has always required critical thinking and checking of sources, this has been known throughout history eg Polybius and his insistence on firsthand knowledge. Also see the Gell-Mann amnesia effect. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-is-as-follows-you https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-ge...