• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Sometimes Quora members really know their stuff. If I google history of the les paul guitar and I get one (or more) Quora results - those results might be fantastic. A Quora member named My1959LesPaul might give a 600+ word answer that's enlightening, informative, amusing, accurate, and he even puts in ~5 photos. That's one of my "I love the internet" moments.

      But if I google history of covid - I don't want any Quora results or any Quora-like results at all. I'm not looking for a rando's take.

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
          hexagon
          ·
          2 years ago

          Ack. I can imagine. "Well, when it comes to this battle and many others - people forget to see things through the perspective of the Nazis..."

        • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          Not always, in the past couple of years, there have been a lot of dedicated USSR nerds that continually post and debunk myths about the Soviet Union in WWII. But if their posting ever stops then it will immediately go back to unverified shit.

      • CTHlurker [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I googled "Did Stalin drink" and got served with a Quora result that cited directly from Montefiori and the Court of the Red Czar.