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by cogman10 197 days ago
Eh, depends a little. I think most of the population has experienced and can diagnose/treat the flu or a minor cut.

It's anything beyond that which I think needs medical attention.

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Yes, agree. Some stuff is obvious. I don't need Google to tell me what to do for the flu or a cut, and I've never searched for that.

If I had some weird symptoms that I didn't understand, or even well known warning signs for something, I'd go to a doctor. What is Google going to tell me that I can trust or even evaluate? I don't know anything about internal medicine, I'll ask someone who studied it for 8 years and works in the field professionally.

> I'll ask someone who studied it for 8 years and works in the field professionally.

if you can afford that, many can’t