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Re:The Internet Isn’t Making Us Dumber – It’s Making Us More... by inimino on Saturday April 22, 2017 @11:55PM (#14176386)
This is basically Wikipedia. Wikipedia gives you the consensus view on pretty much every area of human knowledge. People who reject Wikipedia as a reliable source would reject the solution you propose as well.
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Re:The Internet Isn’t Making Us Dumber – It’s Making Us More... by Qwertious on Sunday April 23, 2017 @03:15AM (#14176961)
"Wikipedia gives you the consensus view on pretty much every area of human knowledge."

Doesn't Wikipedia say that climate change is a thing? I bring that up, because it contradicts much consensus.

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Re:The Internet Isn’t Making Us Dumber – It’s Making Us More... by inimino on Sunday April 23, 2017 @03:53AM (#14177046)
What? Are you trying to say that the consensus view is that climate change isn't a thing?
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