• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    They should have told their students to use the sources cited on Wikipedia (when credible), not pretended that the entirety of the world’s premier encyclopedia is only a wretched hive of vandalism and misinformation.

    Unusual straw man because that is what we do.

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        11 hours ago

        I don’t know what sort of school, and I wasn’t coming after you, but educational attainment gets shot on a lot.

        A significant proportion of our training is understanding information. Where it comes from, how useful it is, etc. Trust in information is vital to our existence.