Does "Do your own research" really mean "I don't have any proof of what I said"?

[goaded]

I've heard it so often on here, usually from people who sound like this woman.

[Friendlybro79]

A few things:

It means when a Doctor, official, or any expert say something you don't want to be true, go on line, and find anything that says otherwise, without regard for the source.

It's code for I think I'm smarter than everyone else despite having no education in the subject and will blindly trust anyone on right wing media.

[goaded]

That sounds about right. the mistaken belief that democracy means "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge".

[DryGermanGuy]

„Do your own research“ is just MAGA newspeak for „keep your facts away from my fantasies.“ 🙄

[Drewtate]

No. It likely means that they believe what they are saying but lack the skills necessary to present their pov clearly. There are a lot of conspiracy theories out there, doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy. Non linerar warfare, keep the people so off balance, so confused and ultimately apathetic that they just go a long with it.

The woman in video has heard a lot of buzz words and various other conspiracy theories that she doesn't understand or think through.

[AmeerX]

Gulags were prison towns. Beats the Prison Labor
Intervention in Ukraine* beats any bells?

[Drewtate]

@AmeerX us prisons are prison towns. Full if prisoners who did very little other than be born black.
Ukraine is all about bleeding Russia, we will fight to the last Ukrainian.

[AmeerX]

I wouldn't be surprised. Ukraine is being made into a scapegoat, a proxy war. It's sad that those two countries were brothers and they are being made to fight

[goaded]

@AmeerX There never had to be a fight. Putin chose to have one.

[AmeerX]

He wouldn't if the Orange revolution didn't happen and elections were called in.

[goaded]

@AmeerX It was still an internal Ukrainian matter.

[AmeerX]

Yes but it had external spillover.

In the end, Ukraine will have to stand on its own. US and Europeans will leave it after getting what they need. So I hope Zelensky and common Ukrainians do have a plan for rebuilding and development

[goaded]

@AmeerX Ukraine didn't invade anyone, did they? It's a big and rich country, which is why Putin wants it.

[AmeerX]

I know they didn't. And it's not just Putin that wants it.

[goaded]

@AmeerX The West wants it free, Putin wants it his. There's a difference.

[AmeerX]

The debt and AID to Ukraine has conditions. It's never free. Ukrainians should be aware of that. I would be weary of the AID too.

[goaded]

@AmeerX Free as in a democracy without corruption.

[Drewtate]

The US wants to break Russia and Ukraine is where it will be done

[Drewtate]

I remember after the invasion of Iraq, the rebuilding was paid by Iraq and only us companies were allowed to do it.

[AmeerX]

I hope you are correct about it

[findacure4wokeness]

Sometimes but most of the time it means what it sounds like. there was once time where I never believed in things that if have found to be the truth today. Hearing right wing talking points with no proof sounded crazy and I rejected what they said until I did my own research. I'd hear some shocking conservatives talking points and evidence then I'd run to the left with questions they couldn't and wouldn't answer convincingly. So I started to understand things like why the left love cancelation and censorship so much instead of actual debate unless of course you call running around asking 200 conservatives questions and harvest sound bites from the least intelligent one you can find a like in this video a debate. She never got to ask any questions either.

[WilmaReportu]

Reported

[findacure4wokeness]

@WilmaReportu oh the irony! lmao.

[goaded]

I think you'll find that was a joke. Check out her name.

Do you still think that the colour of someone's skin determines their character?

[findacure4wokeness]

Do you believe that every race is responsible for the same amount of crime per capita? Do you value people's right to have a culture?

[goaded]

So that would be a yes, you still think that the colour of someone's skin determines their character.

[love_conquers_lust]

@goaded Collectivism verse individualism. There’s a bell curve. The law of averages may or may not apply at the individual level. But stereotypes emerge for a reason. Culture emerges for a reason. So yes, complexion can be indicative of character. But you won’t know for certain until after you’ve judged them individually.

[AmeerX]

You know I am not an American but I think Trump and his supporters are really cool 😅. I would support them too. They are not as crazy as people are led to believe. Trump's hated and his people are hated by rivals because he doesn't beat around the bush and he definitely was a good candidate. Not the best but good

I only disagree with Trump's Wall construction because I don't like a closed off society but other than that I think he was doing things by the book. Reducing taxes and caring for blue collar workers is not wrong. These people worked their asses off to be put off by LGBTQ and illegal immigrants and pro choice and such nonsense. They are doing the right thing by supporting him.

[goaded]

She's not crazy, but she thinks Trump is running the US military?

(By the way, I know someone who visited the Pakistan-India border recently. It doesn't sound very open.)

[AmeerX]

@goaded you are right. It's not open and I wish it was. Without peace military budget is bleeding us dry. A pretext to coffer up more money.

[jshm2]

What she's trying to imply is that the US military is running the show behind the scenes, like we see in African states.

What she's clueless about is that the military hated Donald Trump.

[goaded]

Isn't it amazing that nobody else has noticed what she sees?

[Sonorous]

Nah, but I usually say this with things that aren't very important to me. For instance, I could believe a credible scientist on YouTube that says a scientific fact with data to back it up through the form of links to the peer reviewed scientific pages, but I might not feel like going & searching for it or I might have forgotten where to find it.

[goaded]

I suppose that's fair enough, but you'd at least give some pointers, like the name of the thing you're talking about, I expect.

[Sonorous]

Yeah, if I disagree with people online, I usually try to be as specific as I can without using too much energy or effort to really try. Unless ofc they agree with me, then it will take less energy to talk to them because I won't be having to defend my position so much. 🤣

[goaded]

I definitely waste too much energy on idiots who will claim the opposite of reality as a reflex action. When I'm making a claim, I back it up or express uncertainty. At least, I try to.

[Sonorous]

The expression of uncertainty is a good trait to have! I wish many had it. But yeah with insufferable types that have a defensive wall up the size of the great wall of china, I tend to not try as hard. I tend be more playful with them. 🤣 If there's no getting through to them, I might as well have some fun with it. Unless ofc I'm in a mood where I want to legitimately sharpen my rebuttals to those types in case I encounter them more in the immediate future.

[Kaneki05]

I just link people to research that proves them wrong. So if they said this I would just respond the same going yeah I already did it what about yours?

[goaded]

In this case, nobody's researched the truth of whether or not Trump is still commander in chief, so it would be impossible. The president is C-in-C, Biden is the president, therefore...

[Kaneki05]

Don't you know though it's The Awaking? Leviathan is about to awaken from a deep slumber and bring upon it's eternal sea. We came out of the dark ages some time ago but many still refuse to accept they aren't in a RPG.

[goaded]

"I always wanted to fight a Dragon".

[Rei13]

I didn’t watch that video but generally it just means to do your own research and the person saying it doesn’t want to do it for you. They could be right or wrong, may or may not have proof, just not wanting to take the time to do so for whomever asked

[goaded]

I find it's usually someone making an outrageous claim and being unwilling to back it up. Maybe something like "Eating 2 bananas a day reduces hair loss". If they've seen some publication that discovered it, it's not research for them, it's just showing how they "know" it.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I'd tell you if that's what it means or not, but you should do your own research.

Society is fucked. That's why I live in the woods.

[goaded]

Funny man.

[Meropatrick]

No i respect someone who tells me to use my own mind or do my own research. People rarely these days wants u to use ur mind or intuition when they r lying. They want to u to accept what they say and move on. Because if u follow ur heart u would know they r lying.

[purplepoppy]

it usually means "I get my news off truth social and I've pulled my kids out of school so tiktok can educate them."

[goaded]

Why bother, if you're in Florida your kids will be educated by PragerU!

[Fabiloso]

It means there's no set standard of what true research is. I could go on tiktok for an hour and say I researched. I think what is really meant to come out of people's mouths is "look up both sides of the argument and really look into all in how each peice of media is published. Who writes and makes the media, what is said about them and their backgrounds. So on and so forth."

[goaded]

The trouble is that I already do that (not the TikTok thing), with a certain amount of critical ignoring. Have you heard of "Critical Ignoring"? ↗

[SmokinAces2000]

That video was hilarious 😂 I can’t believe shit like this is real life but to answer your question most times when people say to do your own research on this site that indicates they are just talking nonsense.

[goaded]

That is my conclusion, too.

[Jersey2]

Not always. I say it sometimes as its tiresome to dig out what you know is there on the internet for a troll or someone who has no independent thinking capabilities. Sometimes you know you are just talking to someone who is as dumb as a rock and its not worth it.

[Agagagagaga]

Yes. Because you wouldn’t want people to do their own reading and make up their own minds about something. How else are you little globalist authoritarians supposed to sucker everyone into going along with your horseshit policies?

[goaded]

Did I say I wouldn't do my own reading? Unlike the right wing, I don't ignore evidence. All I'm asking for is a link to the thing you think proves your claim. Because those "horseshit policies" are really popular.

And, look, here's how easy it is to prove it to anyone who can read and make up their own mind:

www.kff.org/.../
eu.usatoday.com/.../

[slatyb]

Yes, it does. That's typical of people who make some ridiculous claim that is completely unsupported.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Usually it means "find something that agrees with my statement"

[catarecute]

it means i know i am right but i don't have the extra free time to spend hours convincing a complete strangers who doesn't agree with me anyway.

[goaded]

Nobody's asking for hours of work, just a hint about where you found the information.

[catarecute]

on the internet. you can find anything on the internet.

[goaded]

You can't find proof that Trump's still commander in chief of the US military.

[coachTanthony]

Let’s face it if you say something about something I’m sure I can find research to dispute it so what’s the difference lol

[goaded]

The difference is that you can then discuss the dispute. Do you really think you can find something that says Trump is still C-in-C of the US military?

[coachTanthony]

I get it…. I think people who say that don’t want to discuss right?

[goaded]

Yup. Some of them will even post links disproving their case, presumably hoping you won't click them.

[DaveJord]

Wow, that was scarey to listen to! 😱

That's as crazy as cutting off your penis and calling your self a woman.

We are all so fucked!!!

[anon1903]

I don't think anyone has the energy to explain all their beliefs here. So yes, try to look it up on internet. If no material is found, ask them to get it for you.

[goaded]

That's when they tell you to do your own research. They think Google shows me what it shows them. It doesn't, it's learned the sort of things they're likely to click on.

[anon1903]

Don't assume things