Sneaky
from burak@lemmy.ml to science_memes@mander.xyz on 14 Apr 20:52
https://lemmy.ml/post/28609197

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bananabenana@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 21:57 collapse

You don’t need their permission to write it up yourself

lenuup@reddthat.com on 15 Apr 09:58 collapse

Nah, but when an older, more experienced person empathically tells you that your idea is shit you might abandon it. After all when you try to keep an open mind and consider criticism of your ideas you are vulnerable to this kind of attack. Especially if you are low on self confidence.

bananabenana@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 11:56 collapse

True. A good way around this is to test ideas across multiple people. N=1 is just bad science.

And also asking: “but shit how, specifically?”

Not saying it’s easy