For
It gives quick answers and encourages awareness.
Against
It leads to wrong assumptions and anxiety.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“there are many useful sources such as webmd and many personal experiences such as on reddit which people can use to gauge their condition.”
“I self diagnose myself all the time, and I'm usually right about what the issue could be.”
“the internet over exaggerates everything in order to avoid liability”
“it literally cannot possibly tell you exactly what is wrong”