To be fair an appeal to authority is explicitly referring to someone who is NOT considered an expert in a relevant field. Other than that, yeah; there is no discussion anymore, just pointing to someone else to give your takes for you.
Its an absolutely disgusting state of public discourse we've been in for the past 5 or so years. People will believe anything that has a hyperlink attached to it, rather than actually critically engaging with information.
To be fair an appeal to authority is explicitly referring to someone who is NOT considered an expert in a relevant field. Other than that, yeah; there is no discussion anymore, just pointing to someone else to give your takes for you.
Its an absolutely disgusting state of public discourse we've been in for the past 5 or so years. People will believe anything that has a hyperlink attached to it, rather than actually critically engaging with information.