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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people get mad at you for using Wikipedia, but treat Google and AI chatbots like they're gospel?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree. You don’t use it as a source in an academic paper, just like you shouldn’t be using an encyclopedia. It’s still way better than listing Chat GPT as a source, but the quality of your sources matter in that setting.

  It’s an incredible resource though and great jumping off point for research. It’s so much bigger than any normal encyclopedia, and from what ive heard it’s usually more accurate than a traditional encyclopedia (do they still exist?), despite anyone being able to edit it. It’s a source for winning an argument with a friend, not for academic papers (the sources listed on the Wikipedia article are often good). Expect to be called out on it if you cite it.

  There’s many issues with academic journals and one could argue Wikipedia is actually better for evading those traps, but your prof isn’t going to see it that way and you’ll lose marks for using a bad source

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I actually find a job that isn't retail?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And if he bites you, you get rabies and die

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with the game or its city"⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The London one was awesome!