Comment on Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?
chitak166@lemmy.world 9 months agoA major difference is they can get information whenever they want.
It used to be sort of hard to find academic knowledge outside of an institution. Now you can download it all for free on libgen and have youtubers walk you through it.
That kind of accessibility causes people to take it for granted.
S_204@lemm.ee 9 months ago
The biggest difference is where the information is coming from, moreso than its availability imo. Previously what you read in a journal or textbook was typically pretty well vetted, it’s hard to say that about the information I’m getting here.
chitak166@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You can download the exact books they use in college.
S_204@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yet that’s not how we’re seeing people get their information these days…
chitak166@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You’re conflating “their information” with “academic information.”