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I remember watching a documentary about ex-members of an insular religious community. One of the ex-members who was deprived from all sorts of modernity, commen
by Ozzie_osman 7y ago
I remember watching a documentary about ex-members of an insular religious community. One of the ex-members who was deprived from all sorts of modernity, commented with extreme emotion how angry he was once he discovered Wikipedia. Of all the things he was deprived of, that one stood out... being able to find out factual information about almost any topic in an instant.
That stuck with me. For all of its faults, Wikipedia is amazing, and yes, it feels like depriving people of such a tool is a violation of human rights.
- Ozzie_osman 7y agoFound it! Documentary was "One of Us" on Netflix, here's a quote: "One, a teenager, Ari, left as his thirst for knowledge came into conflict with religious restrictions. “Wikipedia,” he says, “was a gift from God.”" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/one-of-us-review.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/one-of-us-review.h...