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I see Google's deal with Reddit is going just great...

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[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not really. A lot of surface level correct, but deeply wrong answers, get upvotes on Reddit. It’s a lot of people seeing it and “oh, I knew that!” discourse.

Like when Reddit was all suddenly experts on CFD and Fluid Dynamics because they knew what a video of laminar flow was.

[–] joe_cool@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's what I meant. I have seen actual M.D.s being downvoted even after providing proof of their profession. Just because they told people what they didn't want to hear.
I guess that's human nature.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I get you. Didn’t mean to come across as a “that guy”. So completely agree with you. The laminar flow Reddit shit infuriated me because I have my masters in Mech Eng and used to do a lot of CFD. People were talking out of their ass on “I know laminar flow!”

Well, see, it’s more than that. It’s not just a visual thing and…

“Ahhhh! I know laminar flow! Downvote the heretic!”

[–] jonhendry@iosdev.space 2 points 7 months ago

@Ragnarok314159

Sir… sir... SIR. I'll have you know that I, too, have seen laminar flow in the stream from a faucet. I’ll not have my qualifications dismissed so haughtily.