Being a life-long lover of learning, (and apparently alliteration), the promise of the internet was a revelation to me. At present, it is disappointing because what I need or want to know at any given time is nearly impossible to find because a glut of related, yet non-specific information, comprises the bulk of search results.
My age places me with one of the generations which relied upon books, either purchased or borrowed from the library, to learn and discover. One of the great benefits of books and curated information is that a group of people would work to assure clarity and accuracy of written information and/or instruction.
This is sorely missing on the internet.
At the same time, the development of text for teaching and assisting discovery was really slow, and the internet has clearly shortened the time between discovery of new information or confirmation of theory/hypothesis, even if there are fact-checking issues.
Interestingly, YouTube seems to have indirectly placed the onus of fact-checking and accuracy on the content creator if only because it is a great deal of effort to produce the level of presentation currently seen in planned production video content, and why go to such lengths and be wrong?
Surely, as always, nonsense can be found in all corners, and it travels as quickly as what is helpful. However, video content intended to help others in some fashion will certainly be more successful if accurate and based on proven theory and practice.
Thank you again for another thought-provoking post.
Perception is reality.
A beautiful and intriguing poem
Thank you!
Excellent post, Bret.
Being a life-long lover of learning, (and apparently alliteration), the promise of the internet was a revelation to me. At present, it is disappointing because what I need or want to know at any given time is nearly impossible to find because a glut of related, yet non-specific information, comprises the bulk of search results.
My age places me with one of the generations which relied upon books, either purchased or borrowed from the library, to learn and discover. One of the great benefits of books and curated information is that a group of people would work to assure clarity and accuracy of written information and/or instruction.
This is sorely missing on the internet.
At the same time, the development of text for teaching and assisting discovery was really slow, and the internet has clearly shortened the time between discovery of new information or confirmation of theory/hypothesis, even if there are fact-checking issues.
Interestingly, YouTube seems to have indirectly placed the onus of fact-checking and accuracy on the content creator if only because it is a great deal of effort to produce the level of presentation currently seen in planned production video content, and why go to such lengths and be wrong?
Surely, as always, nonsense can be found in all corners, and it travels as quickly as what is helpful. However, video content intended to help others in some fashion will certainly be more successful if accurate and based on proven theory and practice.
Thank you again for another thought-provoking post.
All the best,
Justin
Thanks, Justin. I highly recommend this video: https://youtu.be/IrX2cRJcqJo?si=wch9YsPjcxYDcGIg