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SmartPolician:
Doing one's own research depends on a number of factors, including relevance, resources, time, expertise, etc.

In Nigeria where people are struggling to maintain the good old standard of 3-square meals every day, doing one's own research is the least thing on most of our minds.

bn365:
(CNN)Four little words — "do your own research" — " It may seem like a reasonable, even positive, attitude, and it is a favored talking point echoed by many in the right-wing media.
Renee DiResta, research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said on "Reliable Sources." The notion of doing your own research is not a bad idea in itself, DiResta said, as it's important to maintain a healthy level of skepticism about information being fed to you. But in today's media environment fueled by clicks and engagement, it's all too easy to come across misleading data that confirms biases.

You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science - Forbes
When laypersons espouse opinions on those matters, it’s immediately clear to us where the gaps in their understanding are and where they’ve misled themselves in their reasoning. When they take up the arguments of a contrarian scientist, we recognize what they’re overlooking, misinterpreting, or omitting. Unless we start valuing the actual expertise that legitimate experts have spent lifetimes developing, “doing our own research” could lead to immeasurable, unnecessary suffering.

In a nutshell, don't use your brain or put your trust in your instincts. When you think, your brain hurts; leave the thinking to the experts.
And discovering that experts are lying when you conduct your own research is not a good look.
Believe what you're told, sheep!


https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/30/you-must-not-do-your-own-research-when-it-comes-to-science/?sh=5c41b6df535e


https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/19/media/reliable-sources-covid-research/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/dyor-do-your-own-research.html

SmartPolician:
Doing one's own research depends on a number of factors, including information relevance, resource availability, time, expertise, etc.

In Nigeria where people are struggling to maintain the good old tradition of eating 3-square meals every day, doing one's own research is the least of our litany of worries.

As a result, we will always depend on the mainstream information sources to form our opinions in this part of the world because we have a bigger problem, hunger, staring us in the face.