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Once again, we fall prey to a monopoly. Britannica exists and it’s quite decent, but it’s edited only by a few and has a tiny fraction of the reach as Wikipedia
by drukenemo 6y ago
Once again, we fall prey to a monopoly. Britannica exists and it’s quite decent, but it’s edited only by a few and has a tiny fraction of the reach as Wikipedia.
- shadowgovt 6y agoIt's ironic that, in fear that Wikipedia is an information monopoly, someone would turn to the Encyclopedia Britannica, given how many supporters of Wikipedia have historically been seeking an alternative to the centralized print encyclopedia model. https://www.gnu.org/encyclopedia/anencyc.txt https://www.gnu.org/encyclopedia/anencyc.txt