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I don't really like the premise of the article. It seems to revolve around "how Wikipedia remains so information-rich and useful when the rest of the internet (
by cwyers 7y ago
I don't really like the premise of the article. It seems to revolve around "how Wikipedia remains so information-rich and useful when the rest of the internet (in his view) is filled with divisive, corrosive misinformation." I think Wikipedia has a lot of problems, and coming at it from a perspective of "how can we repeat Wikipedia's success" cuts us off from talking about a lot of topics that are important.
The first examples I could remember off the top of my head:
https://www.gwern.net/In-Defense-Of-Inclusionism https://www.gwern.net/In-Defense-Of-Inclusionism
https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC/status/1227060591350566912 https://twitter.com/GretchenAMcC/status/1227060591350566912