It is hits-based for me, where the hit is usually using analogies or models I otherwise have a better understanding of than alignment. Because I am a relative layperson I do not get a deep understanding of the papers, but the questions of the field are intrinsically interesting to me and I find the difference in viewpoints between the papers and opinions/summaries I do hit on very useful for trying to keep a ‘shape of the field’ in mind should I ever need to engage with it more deeply.
It is hits-based for me, where the hit is usually using analogies or models I otherwise have a better understanding of than alignment. Because I am a relative layperson I do not get a deep understanding of the papers, but the questions of the field are intrinsically interesting to me and I find the difference in viewpoints between the papers and opinions/summaries I do hit on very useful for trying to keep a ‘shape of the field’ in mind should I ever need to engage with it more deeply.