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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You never "do your own research". You trust the experts and listen to them.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago

Doing your own research involves trusting experts, but if the findings are easy to verify, like looking up number of open positions to students ratio, then it's a good idea to just check.