Topic: Do not rely on articles as resources to learn Bitcoin - page 3. (Read 370 times)

Thank you for sharing your observations and providing additional resources for learning about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. It's important to exercise caution and critical thinking when consuming information from various sources, as the quality and accuracy of content can vary.

I myself usually take directly from my trading experience. I think it can also be used and I just have to juxtapose the latest information from this forum because if there is something new and hot it is always discussed in this forum. For the thread link that you conveyed above, it will be my additional reference in studying market development updates and as a source for learning Bitcoin again.

As long as the sources are adding information for someone who wants to learn more about Bitcoin and it's not corrupting the mind of its readers, that's a fine source.

These sources are even just for free and they've made of course by these exchanges or whoever sponsors them and have it put on their website. And that's the actual fee that every guest or visitor pays them, the traffic in exchange of the resources and information that they've included on these articles.

But it's true that some of these articles might be misleading and bias.

Avoid making broad generalizations like that. It's not about the form, but rather the source. Regardless of the medium or format, the reliability and credibility of the source play a big role in determining the trustworthiness of the information provided. Articles are just one form of information that can be accurate, inaccurate, factual, misleading, etc. But the same can be said for other forms of information as well, including books or posts on the bitcointalk.org forum. So, it's important to think critically, check different sources, and take into account the expertise and reputation of the sources involved. This way, you can ensure a better understanding of the subject with more accurate and comprehensive information.

I agree with the opinion you stated, but not completely agree. Because even though it's true, sometimes websites or news platforms, sometimes make up the news too far, and even lie to the public. But what I know and have experienced so far, most news websites, mostly do write real news. Maybe by chance what you found, is a news article that is not good or contains lies. So you conclude that all the articles written on a website are all lies. But in my opinion, leveling all opinions like that is very inappropriate. Because if you only look at the negative side, all sites that write articles are considered normal. Therefore, we must be better able to filter information or knowledge that is on a site or platform. So that way, I'm sure it will be better.
And I also more or less learned a lot about bitcoin from an article on the website. Looking for information is also certain to see from a website, and one of the ones you mentioned above.

The op mentioned more than one platform to get information:
"Books" are general and I do not know if they are referring to any of the books I have read, but I find the other options to be reliable sources of information barring the last one which I have never visited.

- Jay -

OP, some media provide updated information. there's nothing wrong with following articles or social media from several accounts that do provide updated news related to crypto which of course can help us understand the latest situation from the market.
I do not understand clearly how the error. although there is a possibility that the media from a platform deliberately produces news that is biased or may be one-sided in certain circumstances. it's still just reading that we can still read. and we can still compare the information provided with other platforms.

Dear op i totally agree with you, but to some extent only. How? let me tell you, you aforementioned the first article is misleading one but didn't mention the reason so i read it. All i found is in their title they said " What security? Bitcoin enthusiast cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes" but actually this is not what happened, the actual story is, a person named Wicked share a task worth some dollars as a reward, he provided 12-word seed phrase by himself by in an unordered way and he asked others to combine it in an ordered way to unlock the wallet and some dude used brute force method (the easiest one but requires heavy GPU) to make combinations of all these 12 seeds. Well, the scenario was totally different while the title is giving other meanings. And i found nothing surprising here. Because that's what a news company does, they make shocking and misleading titles while the context is whole another thing.

And In the second article, you said it's a biased one, but didn't mention why?. And I was unable to figure it out too because even if they have wrote something biased but everything seems right to me.

And how did you get your answers from Andreas Antonopoulos like he is a tech entrepreneur and are you talking about asking questions in person like in meetups etc or at any online platform?

Well in the end, i do not think depending on only your mentioned one platform for getting knowledge is advisable because diversifying the knowledge from different resources will make it better.

Thank you for sharing your insights regarding the potential risks of relying solely on paid articles for technical Bitcoin information. Its crucial to be cautious of misleading or biased content found on various platforms. As you said To ensure accuracy consider referring to alternative sources like books, GitHub repositories, technical discussion boards and reputable websites. Also Andreas Antonopoulos is indeed a valuable resource for answering questions and providing reliable content I follow him on his youtube channel and watch videos regularly his contribution to promoting reliable learning resources is greatly appreciated.

I see many friends and even some accounts here that rely on some paid (click me) articles as sources to learn technical about Bitcoin.

Almost all platforms and news sites have devoted articles to learning or what is known as academy, and many of the technical articles on those sites contain misleading or biased information, such as some bitcoin.com articles.

Binance Academy, cointelegraph, crypto.com, Bybit Learn,....

Misleading article example https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-advocate-cracks-known-12-word-seed-phrase-in-minutes
Biased essay example https://www.bitcoin.com/full-nodes/

If you want to learn accurate information, it is better to read from

books
GitHub
bitcointalk Technical Discussion boards
bitcoin.stackexchange.com
bitcointechtalk.com

always ask, if you are not convinced of any information.

andreas antonopoulos has good content and answers most of the questions that may arise in your mind, and I also hope that the members will attach more good resources.