The reliance on sources and its consequences have been a disaster for humanity. Imagine making an appeal to authority and genuinely believing you're more correct because of that. If you think that makes you look smart, it doesn't. You're just a glorified orator, regurgitating information the status quo has dripfed you without really questioning its validity. You don't question anything you merely solidify what has already been ordained. You're peak fucking midwit.