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The problem is centralized sources of information like televsion stations and newspaper companies. Wikipedia is the answer. It's already the definitive place w
by staunch 9y ago
The problem is centralized sources of information like televsion stations and newspaper companies.
Wikipedia is the answer. It's already the definitive place where the battle for ideas takes place, and the results are generally excellent. We need to force the dictators and manipulators onto the people's turf, so they can be beaten in the war of ideas.
We need a #WikipediaOrItDidntHappen meme to take hold across the world. No one should trust anything they hear or see that doesn't cite Wikipedia directly.
- jholman 9y agoThis sort of issue is exactly where Wikipedia fails, actually, and as a devout user and lackadaisical editor of Wikipedia, I'd like to see it get freer of propaganda wars, not more embroiled in them.
- staunch 9y agoWhy do you think it fails? The articles seem to disprove that idea. It may not be easy/simple/straightforward but it seems self-evident that it works.