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polymathwannabe comments on Open thread, Nov. 09 - Nov. 15, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 09 November 2015 02:06:32PM 6 points [-]

As a general rule, please ask a doctor before you ask the internet.

Comment author: Clarity 11 November 2015 09:24:08AM *  3 points [-]

Why that order? Why not the other way around?

Comment author: polymathwannabe 11 November 2015 02:21:03PM 1 point [-]

With a doctor you are likelier to get someone who actually knows what they're talking about. On the internet you can never be sure.

Comment author: Benito 09 November 2015 05:21:45PM 3 points [-]

Well... I think the general rule is to ask your doctor before doing something that's different to what everyone else is doing. I think asking the internet is fine iff you ask the doctor before effecting a plan.

(Unless you have personal expertise or otherwise a well-evidenced model about why your doctor is inaccurate in this particular situation)