Wikipedia link hopping. Other sources may not be reliable at all.
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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I'd usually start with easily digestible content like YouTube videos or ChatGPT. At this point, I'm not too concerned about the correctness of the information. It mainly gives me vocabulary that I can then look up for further reading along with the perspective of one or two individuals. That might be all I care about, and if so, I'd stop there and go on with my day. If I want to dive deeper, I'll look up textbooks and papers on the topic, or any other relevant primary sources. Basically do a light literature review.
Isaac Asimov wrote books on a wide range of topics.
Start with him
Wikipedia>references>libgen
Reading papers and contacting people in that field. I've found that university professors can especially direct you to materials in their field, and even like to chat about it sometimes. Half of my book collection was found this way.
The Internet.
Youtube u gotta get the widest set of opinions possible. Unfortunatly peertube just lacks content.
for what kind of topics?
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I read everything I can find about it, especially if its people arguing thoughtfully, or sharing their advice/experience, or if its about the history of the topic. I get kind of obsessive about researching things so I usually come at a topic from a lot of directions.
Umβ¦read?