• Krudler@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    “long-term complications of childhood chicken pox” is one search that they don’t do

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      20 hours ago

      Profound hole in the “do your own research” theory: not knowing how to do thorough research

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        5 hours ago

        Or even having the time to do all this research I apparently need to do.

        Not to mention that some research ends up behind pay walls and knowledge barriers.

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        6 hours ago

        What do you mean I have to “read a book”? I’ll just find a wellness blog to tell me the thing I want to hear.

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        13 hours ago

        Even if they get the right search terms, they’ll just keep scrolling till they find an obscure blog with an anecdote from 2 mothers which confirms their existing bias.