I let the Fox eat my Goat

I’ve been finding it to be a bit difficult to find blogs, websites, etc. for my blog. Given this situation, I become extremely excited when I do find a source that seems both credible and unique. Recently, I thought I found an awesome source, “Site A.” I had begun brainstorming some ideas for different posts, often referencing this particular site. Then, I noticed that the site I was referencing seemed to be relying quite heavily on another source. We’ll call it “Site B.” I didn’t think much of it at first, but then I came across an issue that I felt I needed more background on; so I Googled it. In this particular post on “Site A,” “Site B” was directly quoted. After reading up on the topic from various newspapers I came to a grim realization: the site I had been relying on was getting a great deal of its information from a source that was not only biased, but seemed to be misconstruing the data to fit its agenda. I immediately felt frustrated; I had written several posts for the upcoming week, only to realize that they were now worthless. I could’ve easily avoided losing my precious time and written work, if I had simply taken ten minutes to check out “Site B.” Instead, I let my excitement at finding what I thought was a great source; overtake the reality of the situation. It’s like Yoni Brenner says in The Fox and The Goat, “Always check the website.”