• Lojcs@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    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

    • fossilesque@mander.xyz
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      2 months ago

      Depends on the subject. Historians use a lot older materials more regularly for obvious reasons.

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      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