Comments on: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing http://grabapple.net/entry/432 No moneyman can win her love. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: emjaybee http://grabapple.net/entry/432/comment-page-1#comment-40296 emjaybee Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:53:10 +0000 http://grabapple.net/entry/432#comment-40296 <p>Aw, Dr. C., thanks. Sometimes I rush to post something, and then think "wait a minute; do I really know what I'm talking about, or did I just Hear it Somewhere on the Internets?" And then I panic a bit.</p> <p>And you're pretty well-informed, yourself! Glad your pregnancy's going well.</p> Aw, Dr. C., thanks. Sometimes I rush to post something, and then think “wait a minute; do I really know what I’m talking about, or did I just Hear it Somewhere on the Internets?” And then I panic a bit.

And you’re pretty well-informed, yourself! Glad your pregnancy’s going well.

]]> By: Dr. Confused http://grabapple.net/entry/432/comment-page-1#comment-40263 Dr. Confused Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:13:29 +0000 http://grabapple.net/entry/432#comment-40263 <p>Well, I'm fully aware you're not a doctor or a midwife, and I'll listen to your advice any day. Mostly it's just "read this book" or "do more research on this topic" anyway, and that really guides me to the right experts.</p> <p>Advice from peers is different from and complementary to advice from experts. While I know my midwives are qualified, I also know they have a vested interest in what they tell me, with all their complicated professional loyalties. You, and other random internet friends, have done your own in-depth research for your own reasons, and have an interest only in your own health, which makes a difference.</p> Well, I’m fully aware you’re not a doctor or a midwife, and I’ll listen to your advice any day. Mostly it’s just “read this book” or “do more research on this topic” anyway, and that really guides me to the right experts.

Advice from peers is different from and complementary to advice from experts. While I know my midwives are qualified, I also know they have a vested interest in what they tell me, with all their complicated professional loyalties. You, and other random internet friends, have done your own in-depth research for your own reasons, and have an interest only in your own health, which makes a difference.

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