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That misses the point. I wish the internet was never used for financial gain. Just the sharing of information.
by johnpowell 7y ago
That misses the point. I wish the internet was never used for financial gain. Just the sharing of information.
- shadowgovt 7y ago> financial gain > sharing of information ... These features aren't really extricable from each other in any society where money exists
- BlueTemplar 7y agoWikipedia?
- shadowgovt 7y agoI mean in general, not for any specific agent involved in the sharing of the information. But where information is flowing, someone is turning it into profit. I am 100% certain that people have made significant revenue facilitated by their ability to look things up quickly and efficiently on Wikipedia. I know it has certainly helped me do my job. The fact that that revenue hasn't flowed directly to Jimmy Wales's institution is because nothing about commerce guarantees that everyone involved gets a cut of the money flowing. Imagine how much money they would make if they started running ads though.