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minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eehexbear14·edit-216 hours agoIsn't this an actual thing? Pretty sure I was told by some instructor not to use references older than a decade or two. Unless the subject is very elementary older sources are more likely to be obsolete linkfedilink
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzhexagonMhexbear19·16 hours agoDepends on the subject. Historians use a lot older materials more regularly for obvious reasons. linkfedilink
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]hexbear7·15 hours agoYes, the point is to see something like your birthyear or maybe that good summer in your 20s being described as too old to be relevant anymore stings link
Isn't this an actual thing? Pretty sure I was told by some instructor not to use references older than a decade or two. Unless the subject is very elementary older sources are more likely to be obsolete
Depends on the subject. Historians use a lot older materials more regularly for obvious reasons.
Ofc
Yes, the point is to see something like your birthyear or maybe that good summer in your 20s being described as too old to be relevant anymore stings