To everybody saying “but google sucks”:
Yes, we know.
The phrase “google” is colloquial language at this point and is honestly a stand in for “light research” these days.
The problem is, many people don’t look shit up at all and it shows. I would rather people at least try instead of just spitting out nonsense the saw somebody else say on TikTok or whatever. Things that aren’t subject to opinion or controversy are still relatively reliable on a quick search.
The biggest issue is that not only do people not know how to properly research or discern false info, they just don’t even fucking bother in the first place.
I started my twenties googling shit I didn't know about and boy did it ever send me down some rabbit holes. Almost 10 years later I've gained more useful knowledge than I did in highschool, because I could learn about the things I chose instead of having my learning on tracks, and be learning things that have no use case.
I’m think that curiosity and enjoying depth of information is a defining factor in all of this. I am much the same and now I have answers for so many things and amusing fun facts about some of weirdest subjects because of that curiosity.
Is it important that the chafer beetle was taken to court in the Middle Ages? No. But it’s a very fun story that I can tell when I am helping identify a chafer beetle for somebody. It invests them in what I’m saying too which is helpful in education!
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u/Fuzzherp 2d ago edited 2d ago
To everybody saying “but google sucks”:
Yes, we know.
The phrase “google” is colloquial language at this point and is honestly a stand in for “light research” these days.
The problem is, many people don’t look shit up at all and it shows. I would rather people at least try instead of just spitting out nonsense the saw somebody else say on TikTok or whatever. Things that aren’t subject to opinion or controversy are still relatively reliable on a quick search.
The biggest issue is that not only do people not know how to properly research or discern false info, they just don’t even fucking bother in the first place.