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Anybody who's been to grad school knows the terrifying, spiraling depths that research can take you to, and the importance of good citation and close reading.
This is an idea we've seen expressed pretty often of late (among the people who aren't part of the death cult, at least), but as usual Randall Munroe (the XKCD guy) puts it very well. (Source: https://xkcd.com/2515)
- Most Viral Edit: by popular demand, the mouseover text!
'Honestly feel a little sheepish about the amount of time and effort I spent confirming "yes, the vaccine helps protect people from getting sick and dying" but I guess everyone needs a hobby.'
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
It turns out that doing your own research on the internet is actually quite easy and effective if you're not a complete moron.
DanBranDaMan
mksu
I like when I see something useful with a citation in a paper, read the cited paper, and find no trace of the claim that sent me there.
FizzleBurger
Mouseover: "Honestly feel a little sheepish about the amount of time and effort I spent confirming 'yes, the vaccine helps protect (1/2)
CheshireCad
"Yeah, you should feel sheepish, you goddamn gov-loving sheeple." - some idiot, probably
FizzleBurger
people from getting sick and dying' but I guess everyone needs a hobby." (2/2)
Dvicemuse
If my research can’t be done by drunkenly scrolling through unintelligible stack overflow posts I’m not interested
Technotoad64
Spoken like a true expert
CraftyGiant
We need a rule that if you post XKCD you put the mousover text in the bottom text.
confanity
That's not a bad idea. Thanks!
CraftyGiant
Thanks for the edit.
JustYourAverageNerd
"I do my own research" "cool, can I see the results of your double blind perspective study on the effectiveness of the vaccine?"
JustYourAverageNerd
prospective* fuck
confanity
:D
GayBearBro
FYI, you missed a backslash, OP. https://xkcd.com/2515/
confanity
And yet the link works. I must be something really special. ;p
GayBearBro
I got a 404 Error when I tried OP's link.
IdiotSavantTinker
Couchwarrior1337
I think I know 3 as T Cells but that's literally just from watching an episode of Cells At Work.
thermodaemonics
somnif
Hey my research is on the RNA/nucleic acid biochemistry side of things. It's been like 12 years since I took any immuno classes...
userfriendly19777
What's this gibberish. It was so much more understandable on Facebook.
SapphireXK
#1 Ooh I know number 3. The T cell.
adamSparkleFurlong
I'm also going with lymphocyte. Not conjuring a guess on the next 5 though
IHateApostrophes
It's a plasma cell. They look really similar though.
bomboy23
Mitochondria
iamnotabunnywhydoyouask
Is the powerhouse of the cell.
Pomaket
Have to disagree... I got the vax after my research. Mine was listening and reading and then tracking sources to ID what was real or 1/*
Pomaket
based on something concrete. But just because I don't have med background doesn't discount my desire to not blindly follow directions 2/*
Pomaket
even from experts. I don't guy why research on an individual level like this is being painted as a negative! It should be encouraged! 3/3
FerbIsMySpiritAnimal
What caused 3 people to downvote this?
5amNonsense
Maybe an impulsive response to being reminded of school quizzes they failed (I didn't downvote but I feel attacked)
thermodaemonics
Thank you for your honesty and forbearance. May healing come to you soon.
5amNonsense
I forgot I'd commented and I was so confused at why this was in my inbox
des3iny
They failed the quiz
FerbIsMySpiritAnimal
I also failed this quiz.
des3iny
Me too, but I'm not salty about it ?
ontarioOT
Actual research: read two papers and eight abstracts to support your opening paragraph about a very basic premise.
AnythingMuchShorter
One of my reviewers wanted a second source on the definition of Ultimate Tensile Strength.
TricksForDays
Got you fam
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TheEmeraldProphylactic
“My overdraft”?
DarthMatta
Did they so happen to be an author of said source? I saw that on a comment I just got back from a reviewer
CWrightPills
I once had to do this to the effect of ‘catastrophes are catastrophic’
TricksForDays
CWrightPills
TLDR: they are
Ansem571