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In my humble opinion Wikipedia is the single best thing thing to emerge from the Internet boom. Its name is a wordplay on one of the most important intellectual
by hodgesrm 1y ago
In my humble opinion Wikipedia is the single best thing thing to emerge from the Internet boom. Its name is a wordplay on one of the most important intellectual projects of the Enlightment.[0] The DC prosecutor letter reads like something straight out of the totalitarian playbook.[1]
Please donate now to show your support. It's time to fight back against this crap.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9die https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9die
[1] "Show me the man and I'll show you the crime." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_the_man_and_I_will_give_you_the_case_against_him https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_the_man_and_I_will_giv...
- LordGrignard 1y agoHi I don't know if you know it but Wikipedias not that poor or hard pressed... Atleast, the whole "donate or we broke" narrative that they build every few months is complete bullshit https://youtu.be/3t8GUbzVxmQ?si=sa_oHe3DA_QmpGcE https://youtu.be/3t8GUbzVxmQ?si=sa_oHe3DA_QmpGcE
- globular-toast 1y agoNeither is Google, yet there is still probably multiple ads on that video you linked.
- LordGrignard 1y agothe difference is Google isnt pushing the narrative that its about to stop existing if you don't watch this ad my problem is with wikipedia lying to us by saying it will shut down if you don't donate: which is false because their situation simply isnt that dire
- hodgesrm 1y agoI'm fully aware of that. The reason they get donations is that it's worth supporting.
- BrtByte 1y agoWikipedia isn't perfect, but it embodies the idea that knowledge should be built collaboratively and made freely available to everyone
- jowea 1y agoAs much as a I agree with the first paragraph I don't think that is a reason to donate money.
- hodgesrm 1y agoWhat else would you recommend instead? Doing nothing is not a very compelling argument.