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Educate yourself. (feddit.uk)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [M] to c/dontyouknowwhoiam@lemmy.world
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[–] 98 points 3 years ago (4 children)

I did my residency for 3 years on TikTok and I have a PHD from YouTube.

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  • [–] 43 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Mommy blogger of the lake, what is your wisdom?

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  • [–] 29 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Dip your taint in water that touched ginseng.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    You joke, but I have watched so many YouTube tutorials on unreal engine, Godot, and Blender to learn game development stuff. I wouldn't say I'm an expert. But I definitely know a lot more than I did a few years ago.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Does Blender cause autism?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I'm going to guess you did more than just watch videos... If you also applied that knowledge in practical work, you did educate yourself on how to use those tools.

    Whatever you made is the validation/grading of your education. IMO that's a perfectly valid way to get an education, for those kinds of topics. It's much more risky to grade yourself on abstract knowledge where you can't directly make something and see if it works or not.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    So I should start practicing my random medical knowledge from the internet on real subjects! Got it. Thanks!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Well said. I learned how to use Photoshop 4.0 by following online tutorials. I had no formal training in any kind of graphic design, I had zero artistic ability. But following Doc Ozone and Andy's Awesome Art tutorials, I became good enough with the software to get a job designing ads for a local newspaper publisher.

    As much as I learned, I still never thought I was smarter or knew more than the people who actually went to school for the knowledge, the people who spent years honing their craft. And that was just doing basic graphic design. I can't imagine the thoughts going through a person's head when they think watching some videos on YouTube make them qualified to make actual life or death healthcare decisions.

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