To clarify here, I don’t feel like I’m significantly smarter than most people, but I feel like people have a hard time doing any sort of thinking about stuff. Especially when it comes to verifying “facts.”

  • @[email protected]
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    311 months ago

    The biggest difference is where the information is coming from, moreso than its availability imo. Previously what you read in a journal or textbook was typically pretty well vetted, it’s hard to say that about the information I’m getting here.

    • @chitak166
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      211 months ago

      You can download the exact books they use in college.

        • @chitak166
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          011 months ago

          It used to be sort of hard to find academic knowledge outside of an institution. Now you can download it all for free on libgen and have youtubers walk you through it.

          their information

          You’re conflating “their information” with “academic information.”