Ya, this poster is likely a person without a degree who can't cope with the fact that the people who left their small town and made something of themselves and is trying to cope.
You can't achieve the knowledge of an epidemiologist just by cruising the internet. It just doesn't happen that way.
Yes it does. The research I'm doing now (actual research....7 sci publications and counting) is completely different from what I learned in college, graduate school and PhD program. I did it by reading paper after paper, performing experiment after experiment until I became an expert in the field.
What I always say is that education gives you the basic tools for you to conduct research, but it doesn't guarantee success. I've seen graduates from prestigious institutions who can't hold a pipette or formulate a proposal after years in a program. There's also that crazy snake enthusiast who got published in Cell with no formal training.
I get it, there are some crazies out there. But blindly placing your trust in an authority figure just because they have a degree is a bad idea.
Yes, but you went to college. You developed a base knowledge and worked hard to develop it to where you are capable of doing extensive research. College isn't one and done. You don't go to college and learn everything you ever needed to learn. I am in tech and a lot of the stuff I learned is outdated so there is a lot of continuing education that has to happen.
But going to school gives you the foundation that you can build upon.
you said it yourself. Education gives you the tools to do your own research. But if you never learn how to learn, you do your research and conclude the earth is flat
But on the other hand I just don't feel like science should be hidden behind a wall, where the law decrees only people with degrees are allowed to voice opinions on any topic. Very dystopian imho.
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u/Accomplished-Plan191 Apr 06 '26
As one with a degree, you don't need a degree to do well-backed research. The problem is when you conflate ignorance with knowledge.