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I do wonder if we're rapidly entering a world where finding sources, doing research, etc is going to only be interesting to weird subcultures and everyone else
by EamonnMR 4y ago
I do wonder if we're rapidly entering a world where finding sources, doing research, etc is going to only be interesting to weird subcultures and everyone else will be satisfied with whatever the first Google result says, or a confident bot's fabrication.
- TremendousJudge 4y agoIt was always this way. Replace Google with your neighbor who owns an encyclopedia, or the local priest. Caring about research, truth, and sources has always been something that only a minority cares about.
- lolinder 4y ago> the local priest Or any other authority figure. My favorite exchange that I personally witnessed during early COVID was this one: A, conspiratorially: You should hear what the dentist has to say about the COVID vaccine. B: Why, does it affect my teeth?
- aerostable_slug 4y agoIt gets better/worse: much of dentistry is itself not evidence-based [0]. [0] an informative article and the American College of Dentists response: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/the-trouble-with-dentistry/586039/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/the-tro... https://www.acd.org/position-papers/the-college-responds-to-the-atlantic/ https://www.acd.org/position-papers/the-college-responds-to-...