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> Amichai-Hamburger speculates that rather than contributing altruistically, Wikipedians take part because they struggle to express themselves in real-world soc
by prodigal_erik 17y ago
> Amichai-Hamburger speculates that rather than contributing altruistically, Wikipedians take part because they struggle to express themselves in real-world social situations.
I've made small contributions to a few public wikis, without really thinking about why. And that's pretty plausible.
- anigbrowl 17y agoAgreed. I look forward to a future paper on the personality characteristics of academic psychologists, although I suspect I might have to wait a while for that one.