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Originally Posted by MaxQ
Probably the same reason you don’t. It is too complex a subject to get an understanding of from the internet. (The internet is a good source to look up stray stand alone facts. It is a very poor source to try and derive knowledge and understanding from)
A question popped into my head in regards another post. My response was somewhat the same as if we were having a beer at the hotel bar. I didn’t mean to illicit an in depth response any more than I think he meant that something he had come across was all “we” needed to know. I added the qualifier of my lack of knowledge to convey that I didn’t consider my question as something insightful, and possibly even dumb to those who actually do know something about the subject.
On the contrary, I find the CDCs and the WHOs public facing websites to be easy to use and to have a wealth of information that is easy to understand without a medical background.
Saying the internet is a poor source of understanding is like saying a gun is a poor source of food. Sure, at face value your statement is true. And without some common sense and caution, that gun could even be dangerous. But could you perhaps use a gun along with some training and careful practice to procure food? If you consider "the internet" useful for only looking up stray facts and a "very poor source to derive knowledge and understanding from", I guess I'm left to wonder what sources you would prefer instead?
Also, stay away hotel bars. Far too many ill informed pilot types hanging around.
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