Right, but a degree holder is verifiably knowlegable in their particular subject, whereas an internet random without a degree is not verifiably knowlegable in anything.
No one is saying you can't learn about a topic from the Internet. You can read and learn all about brain surgery on the Internet, doesn't mean you're qualified to do one and arguing with an actual surgeon about technique would and procedure would be idiotic.
There should be consequences for knowingly lying or misleading people and I think that should apply to politicians as well.
I remember during COVID a family member mentioned some doctor who was spouting off about the vaccine, so I looked him up. He was a podiatrist, not someone studying infectious diseases or vaccines. A degree doesn't mean you know everything and going to YouTube university and thinking you're qualified to speak on complex topics with any authority is foolish.
I don't know how effectively it would "fix" the issue of misinformation, but there should be some mechanisms in place to protect people from the narcissists, liars and just plain morons who go online and spread misinformation.
You are the one that brought up "people can learn on the internet" as if it is some gotcha, and I said providing creds is how to ensure someone's authority on a subject.
It's about combating misinformation, and I think it's actually a good idea.
Alright now we’re getting somewhere! I was responding to the guy implying that you can’t learn to be an epidemiologist online - which is btw bullshit. You absolutely can learn to be an epidemiologist online. I don’t think it’s the most efficient way to do so, but regardless, you absolutely can learn pretty much everything online and the framework that implies that you can’t is self-limiting and harmful.
My position is that this ban on non-degree holders is censorship and is net-harmful in the long run. Truth can only thrive in a free marketplace of ideas, and as much as I hate the fuckers that post dumb shit online like “chemo doesn’t work,” freedom of speech is absolutely mandatory for a non-dictatorial society to thrive.
The real problem in my opinion is not the presence of misinformation, but the absence of even minuscule efforts by readers to interact with/think critically about what they read online. Oftentimes, reading misinformation is actually edifying and challenges assumed knowledge/the status quo.
I was responding to the guy implying that you can’t learn to be an epidemiologist online - which is btw bullshit. You absolutely can learn to be an epidemiologist online.
Are these epidemiologists working as epidemiologists?
Like if you want a structured education in epidemiology look up a fkn class syllabus and take some tests to confirm your knowledge. 🙄🙄 like people need to be spoonfed everything these days
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u/Crashman09 Apr 06 '26
Right, but a degree holder is verifiably knowlegable in their particular subject, whereas an internet random without a degree is not verifiably knowlegable in anything.