The website CrowdMed lets you outsource your medical diagnoses to users competing for points and cash. Is it the solution to online hypochondria, or part of the problem? The Internet has only a few unspoken rules, but they’re best followed closely: Don’t post lewd photos with your face showing. Think twice before tweeting a bawdy joke. And no matter how strong your constitution, never seek medical advice online.
The third rule reads like a platitude, but it’s remarkably true. The Internet has a tendency to magnify even the most mundane bumps and bruises, transforming toothaches into oral cancer and fleeting cramps into tetanus. Online diagnoses are delivered hyperbolically and without a shred of bedside manner.
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Via The Daily Beast
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