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by tbatchelli 844 days ago
> There's no "easy way to find quality sources", that's mutually exclusive nowadays. Whatever is mainstream and easy to find gets automatically gamed through SEO junk, advertising and astroturfing, and becomes poor quality again in no time.

So true, a what unsolvable problem. SEO in particular, and greed in general, kills the ability of knowledge networks to organically grow, at least past the niche state.

Putting time in building your own network of trusted sources pays off handsomely. But it takes time.