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This is excellent advice. What's more, it's also true in the temporal dimension - you should generally be wary of 'breaking news'. The best news source is research into historic events by investigators, researchers, and (real) journalists.
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Mike Brock 2y ago đź’¬ 3

I will admit, and this might be apocryphal around these parts, but I think the “Do Your Own Research” populist movement to understanding the world is actually epistemically bankrupt. *ducks*

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Ball-stabbing Emmanuel McCoy 2y ago

If you're talking about the US, I beg to differ. These people are far more likely to be vindicated, given enough time and in the aggregate; even though they sometimes produce complete kookery.

On the other hand, "smart people" are the easiest to fool.

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Anthony 2y ago

I don’t “do my own research” I just look at people and decide who I trust and who I don’t.

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Giacomo Zapparoni 2y ago

This says more about you than about anyone else.