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The problem is that skepticism on its own isn't a route to the truth. An embarrassing number of people "doing their own research" are doing on reddit, not e.g.
by moomin 3y ago
The problem is that skepticism on its own isn't a route to the truth. An embarrassing number of people "doing their own research" are doing on reddit, not e.g. arxiv.
- 082349872349872 3y agoSorry, I had been assuming that the HN readership would assume that double checking tertiary sources involves consulting (at least) secondary sources, secondary sources primary, etc. Just as well-founded loop variants help avoid nontermination, making strictly closer-to-ground double checks helps avoid echo chambers. (and frankly, "do your own research", to me, is a clear sibboleth translating to "enter our echo chamber")
- usrusr 3y agoTrue. Naive skepticism is what lies on the path to "can't see the earth's curvature from an airplane!"
- mike_hearn 3y agoIf the problem you're trying to solve is Dan Arielys or journalists reporting non-replicable academic papers, restricting your review only to arxiv isn't going to help.
- moomin 3y agoYou're not wrong. Sometimes you're better off on a random sci-blogger's site. But there's always a level where we have to take things on trust. Understanding who is actually trustworthy I'll leave as an unsolved problem.