It Must be True, I Read it on the Internet
It happened again this week. A client questioned something I said by responding, “But I read on the internet. . .”
Most often, when I’m confronted with that statement my “stock answer” of, “You can’t trust what’s on the internet because you don’t know the source of the information, ” appeases the client. And it did this week. But this client’s information was so specific - - and so wrong - - that it caused me to wonder about my own use of the internet to find information.
I have used the internet to research everything from information I received from my doctor to vacation plans to choice of products I’m considering purchasing. I try to limit myself to my trusted sites. I have also learned to discount negative reviews a bit as, it has been my experience, that people with negative opinions are more inclined to post on the internet.
How do you gauge the information you find on the internet?
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On a personal level, I am a voyeur as I am in real life. I'm always amazed what others report or think.
If any of use google ourselves...Gotham comes up!----Makes me smile :)
Rona, do you love the commercial where the girl is meeting her date (that she met on the internet.) The French model. Bonjour!
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Like all information sources, you have to VET the sources.
Fox News, ABC & CNN all rule the airwaves - doesn't mean I trust all of them equally (or in many cases, at all).
Same applies to books - history books are full of victor's truths, and most data sources are biased.
The goal of education is to teach you to examine your biases, and consider the biases of others.
In summary - use your judgement - it's gotten you this far.
And don't believe 99% of what you see, hear or read :-D
- Raj
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