I've always gotten the most insight from either reading books on the matter and researching the works they reference or discussing stuff with my colleagues and friends. Online forums usually are filled to the brim with struggling undergrads lacking the necessary humility to learn something new, thus espousing their poorly thought-out ideas and screaming at anyone who disagrees, simply because they're this unhappy with themselves.



Does anyone else feel that way too?

>>15415921 (OP)

>my colleagues and friends

Explain.

>>15415921 (OP)

"Online" is too broad a category to rule out this way. I get a lot out of emails with various professors.

>>15415921 (OP)

>or discussing stuff with my colleagues and friends

and where exactly do you find those? everyone i know is either too tired or too distracted to give a fuck about anything

>>15415921 (OP)

Books are gay and the man in that picture is gay

>>15415921 (OP)

The internet has helped me immensely. There's a large number of resources and free books. When I got stuck with something, I found people who will explain it to me via discord, /sci/sqt, or /mg/, or even occasionally reddit posts. 



A few youtube channels arose my interest in topics I otherwise would never have discovered, or at least would have only discovered far later without the internet. That said I generally find videos to be the least useful of all. Sometimes math videos can help gain a high level overview of certain topics, but I've found for the most part, watching videos about math tends to give the illusion of learning something new without actually accomplishing anything. Many times I'd be so fascinated with a video only to try a few days later to pretend myself explaining it to someone else and I realize I could remember very little. Or I'd try writing it out and quickly find myself unsure of precise details. 



Nothing beats sitting down and working through a textbook or even better, if you ask questions yourself and try to answer them.



But internet was very helpful for me. As you get more experience you usually can figure things out on your own but initially you need a tutor or at least online people to help you. 3 or 4 sentences from a mentor can save hours of uncertainty and confusion.

>>15415921 (OP)

Built for bbc

you are an asian man with a small dick

I gained more knowledge on /sci/ than in university.

>>15415921 (OP)

Kek, you stupid coomer. Scientists with opposing hypotheses are indeed screaming at each other when they disagree, posting SCATHING takedown of each and anothers in the most hostile ways possible. They vehemently disagree, write to the journals to have RE:s published, and often have lifelong nemesises they go against. That's how science progresses.

Cope

>>15415921 (OP)

Yeah, high-effort content like books are going to be more intellectually enriching, but the point of low-effort public forums is that you can shit your stuff out fast and free, get called a retard and call other people retards. The level of personal involvement is allure of the online, not academic rigor.

>>15415921 (OP)

>picrel

Not gay, but Canadian. Since it's important in science to cite sources, here's OP pic.

https://www.tiktok.com/@mikaylademaiterr

>>15415921 (OP)

Internet is a waste of time. TV too.
