Google the all knowing

We live in a wondrous age: we have vast amounts of information (and probably far more than is good for us) at our fingertips.  Need a new recipe?  Don't know what to do with that chipped and ruinous dresser?  Want a free copy of 'Romeo and Juliet?'  What does, 'que pasa' mean?  And on and on, ad infinitum.  But omniscience does have its limits, really.

I picked up an older wind-up clock at a thrift store for a great price because it did not run, I googled fixing the little buggers, and figured I'd have it running in no time.  I managed to unscrew the back and take off the pendulum, but dared go no deeper for fear of ruining the entire works.  It was certainly more complicated than my internet how-to guide made it sound.  I'll take it to an expert for a second opinion.  I've noticed google's limitations in the medical field as well, go type 'fever' or 'lethargy' into webMD or any other medical information/diagnosis site and see what happens: you should have narrowed your differential list to about 25000 diseases more or less, but this still does not prevent the occasional person from walking into my office certain sure of their diagnosis, all they need is the proper medication to treat it, and sadly that requires a prescription (and thus an office visit); why can't they just make every medication over the counter?  We have google, who needs a doctor?

New Forest Disease?  Never heard of it, you're sure?  The eyes are watery, some are red with a white center?  I'd recommend some oxytetracycline ($5) but you want a gallon of aloe vera juice ($75), you're sure?  Sounds like your calves have pink eye, but you're sure?  Okay then.  That's an actual conversation, google had spoken and I couldn't talk them out of it.  At least the tetracycline should work on the pinkeye, I don't know what they'll do with the aloe.  I also had a case of 'distemper' I managed to treat with doxycycline (antibiotics don't typically work on viruses, but as this was a classic case of lyme disease it actually worked quite well).  There is definitely a difference between wisdom and knowledge; we are adrift in a sea of knowledge (and even more opinions), but few are those that know how to sift through the flotsam and jetsam to find the bits of true worth and how to apply that information for the benefit of others.  We are all of us experts on everything, at least if we have a smartphone handy!