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No, I don’t understand the subject in depth to have arguments against it. When I don’t understand a subject in depth, I look for the source credibility to decide if it’s read worthy before going down the rabbit hole of making sense out of it.

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It's alright to not read it but let the criticism to someone who knows if there is something wrong. Highschoolers can be extremely smart even before getting their diploma and formal education is not necessarily a good indicator of knowledge.

Actually - when you see someone with no degree in an area speaking with this level of authority you should be skeptical. High schoolers are known for copy paste work as well. I've interviewed some for internships and some of them have lots of great "papers", but when you interview them you realize they don't even actually have any knowledge AT ALL of even ultra fundamental things (in my field).

I'm reminded of Nikola's director of hydrogen tech - guy had no degree in anything close to hydrogen and had worked doing driveways. I am skeptical in those cases, as I am here!

So I'd seriously looking at something like journalistic or academic fraud or plagiarism with this guys background.

I'm not saying blindly accept whatever. If you see plagiarism or fraud, or if the article is wrong, say it! But don't just claim that if the guy has highschool diploma, it must be wrong - come with arguments, or let someone else come with them.

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