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It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[โ€“] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A "real answer" is rarely as credible as an article with quotes including time and place, as well as citing statistics and peer reviewed studies. In fact, I'd wager the amount of misinformation on Lemmy is a very high ratio. People are even writing entire fanfictions about current events to fit their narrative.

A "real answer" is rarely as credible as an article with quotes including time and place, as well as citing statistics and peer reviewed studies.

Depends what kind of learning is needed. Fixing a car, I have found rando-on-the-Internet to be a far more effective resource, than peer reviewed sanitized but irrelevant information.

Different tools for different needs, and all that.

People are even writing entire fanfictions about current events to fit their narrative.

Impossible!

(This is sarcasm, meant to purposefully demonstrate your point.)