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Re:Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution? by input_sh on Saturday December 31, 2022 @08:50AM (#34196393)
After looking at that website for like 3 minutes, I've reached the conclusion that I prefer my sex advice to come from someone who's not opposed to orgasms during sex.

It also doesn't help to see things like this on his Wikipedia without listing any sort of institution he was affiliated with:

> Wilson was born in Seattle and taught human pathology, anatomy, and physiology, and was especially interested in the neurochemistry of addiction.

The most reputable thing I could find about him is a TEDx talk, and criteria for giving one of those isn't really top-notch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Wilson_(author)

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Re:Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution? by MonkeyClub on Saturday December 31, 2022 @08:55AM (#34196429)
> After looking at that website for like 3 minutes, I've reached the conclusion that

Three-minute conclusions are the best, and they can last for decades.

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Re:Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution? by input_sh on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:32AM (#34197986)
Yes, if I can't quickly verify someone's credentials, I pretty instantly dismiss them as the arbiter of truth.

Even more so when they're talking about pyschology, anatomy, health... You know, the topics where bullshit information online tends to be quite common.

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Re:Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution? by SyzygistSix on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:36AM (#34198038)
At this point, I consider giving a TEDx talk an anti-qualification.
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