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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

Isn't this an actual thing? Pretty sure I was told by some instructor not to use references older than a decade or two. Unless the subject is very elementary older sources are more likely to be obsolete

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, the point is to see something like your birthyear or maybe that good summer in your 20s being described as too old to be relevant anymore stings

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