From: Alexander Goussas Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:06:48 +0000 (-0500) Subject: feat: add post on mistrust towards professionals X-Git-Url: http://git.frustrated-labs.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=98c8b2c1fc2c1669e1286903f529ec8be23faba9;p=frustrated-functor.dev.git feat: add post on mistrust towards professionals --- diff --git a/content/2026-06-21-why-i-dont-trust-doctors.smd b/content/2026-06-21-why-i-dont-trust-doctors.smd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..60c6ee8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/2026-06-21-why-i-dont-trust-doctors.smd @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +.title = "Why I don't trust doctors (or anyone else for that matter)", +.date = @date("2026-06-21T00:00:00"), +.author = "Alexander Goussas", +.layout = "post.shtml", +.draft = false, +--- + +I am very good at my craft, which has let me objectively assess the amount of +mediocrity that exists in the field. + +When I was in school, I came to class many times better prepared than my +teachers, so I realized easily when they were trying to bullshit us. It made me +sad that the others students bought into it, or plainly did not care to think +whether it was true or not. + +Then, when I first entered the job market and started working at a supermarket +chain I was honestly baffled by the total lack of technical know-how that +everyone in the department had. And I'm not exaggerating. To me +technological infrastructure in Ecuador runs on divine miracles. There's no +other explanation. + +The problem is, I don't know shit about medicine. I did start my academic years +in Biology rather than CS, so I know the basics of how the body works. But if a +doctor were to bullshit me, I would not be able to tell. The same way I could +not tell whether what my Calculus teachers were saying was correct or not. + +The good thing is, I am aware of this. And I am also aware of my own +limitations: I simply cannot know everything. Thus, I do not immediatly reject +everything, but I do take absolutely everything with a pinch of salt. + +And I would advice you, my dear reader, to do the same. Everyone is a salesman +in their own area, and there really are only a few people that care about +others. Do not let pretty words and your own ignorance divert from the truth, +harness your ignorance and be suspicious.