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> I am asking this question to a search engine, I definitely do not expect to need to fact-check the results. Genuine, honest question: How did you come to th
by Baeocystin 4y ago
> I am asking this question to a search engine, I definitely do not expect to need to fact-check the results.
Genuine, honest question: How did you come to the belief that search engines are reliable sources of truth?
I completely agree that search engines provide a valuable service. But in my own work, I find them to very often point to inaccurate information, sometimes greatly so. I don't think this is terribly surprising, given Sturgeon's law, but still.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoI can see how someone could extrapolate Google's goal of indexing knowledge(JTB) into being a reliable source of truth. It's simply a matter of taking them at their word on the J and T parts. The B is up to the user. Google's branding frames itself as the expert in the novice-expert problem. The vast number of users implicitly take on the role of the novice by virtue of using the product. They've already self-identified as a novice which makes both parties complicit in the arrangement.