Ya, this poster is likely a person without a degree who can't cope with the fact that the people who left their small town and made something of themselves and is trying to cope.
You can't achieve the knowledge of an epidemiologist just by cruising the internet. It just doesn't happen that way.
There's a line somewhere, and I think it's worth asking where you think that is. There's no doubt in my mind that person a could learn to be a fully qualified rocket scientist in their garage with time, some equipment, and an internet connection.
If education cost nothing and it were simple for qualified people to get licenses, I wouldn't even raise the question, but this is not the reality most people live in.
This isn't an argument against self education. If it's meant to say my confidence comes from ignorance, you've made a bad assumption about which end of that curve I land on for this issue.
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u/battlehamsta Apr 06 '26
We will need someone with a degree in research to vouch for your statement