No surprise to us geeks, of course. "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" and all that.
The big surprise (disappointment) to me was witnessing how "do your own research" looks in practice.
- Type in some search terms.
- Open handful of the top hits.
- Believe everything.
- Even the obvious scams & ads.
There's something about media that bypasses most adult's innate skepticism. Like if I told some stranger (IRL) that saffron cures baldness, they'd be all GTFO. But hear it from a talk show host or read it on Facebook, well shit, it must be true.
The big surprise (disappointment) to me was witnessing how "do your own research" looks in practice.
There's something about media that bypasses most adult's innate skepticism. Like if I told some stranger (IRL) that saffron cures baldness, they'd be all GTFO. But hear it from a talk show host or read it on Facebook, well shit, it must be true.