Comment on True staple of the format
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
If it’s not hard to find a source, it’s not hard to provide a source. You’re not doing other people’s work for them by being kind enough to provide evidence for your assertions. They’re less likely to hear what you have to say if you just brush them off and say “it’s common sense” or “it’s easy to find just search it yourself.”
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I think there’s a difference between making a claim (then I’m with you – provide a source, goddamnit) and getting asked a question where it’s obvious the asker hasn’t even tried finding out shit on their own. In the latter I think the card is right. I’m not your proxy for google.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Counterpoint: A lot of people legitimately don’t know how to find out shit on their own and their learning style is rooted in having teachers and tutors help them along to understanding. Needing someone to teach them how to find out shit on their own might legitimately be part of the path that they need help with.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Especially these days, when disinformation is freely accessible, and facts are behind paywalls.
I can find a million conflicting articles about what a study says, or I can pay out the nose for access to the actual study, for example.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Except, when you Google something, the best answers are (or at least used to be) most often Reddit comments provided by people who aren’t douchebags.
FaceDeer@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
Does it need to be repeated over and over, though? The answer is there.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Then don’t bother answering
LwL@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I do both. When it’s not something I pull from memory I’ll say how I found it and also provide what I found. Which isn’t about telling people that they shouldn’t ask, but rather to teach them for when they can’t.