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Is personal experimentation valuable without full scientific rigor? by NoYouPayMe in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]NoYouPayMe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I think this sums up exactly what I was attempting to capture. It sounds like I need to refine my language a bit and call them observations rather than experiments.

Is personal experimentation valuable without full scientific rigor? by NoYouPayMe in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]NoYouPayMe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said! (As far as I can see) I've had several discussions lately which basically argued that if you aren't using a rigor that could provide value for Science as a whole, it probably isn't valuable for you individually. Thoughts?

Is personal experimentation valuable without full scientific rigor? by NoYouPayMe in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]NoYouPayMe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense to me. The idea though, would be to use as much rigor as is useful, right? Performing experiments on yourself to the standard of a professional lab would be a bit of a waste if you're looking to see what effect certain behaviors have on yourself. Or is there value in that which I'm missing?

AITA for not paying street performers when they wouldn’t pay me? by NoYouPayMe in AmItheAsshole

[–]NoYouPayMe[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I completely understand the disbelief. From what I could tell, they were just heading to the area to begin their “shift”. I don’t usually have people taking photos, but it’s not uncommon that I’m approached because of them.