we need journals to start indicating which articles have been rendered superfluous by more up-to-date research
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like, a browser app that auto-overlays newer work over superceded articles
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Someone who's better at networks and programming than I should make one that, upon scrolling over a paper title/link, lists the top five most cited papers that directly cite the paper in question. That'd at least give context. esp. since most soc science papers don't have 5 cites
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i agree that would be a relatively easy first step but at the end of the day you rly need authoritative judgment about whether X is worth reading / whether Y is still an open question or not
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