Google used Wikipedia as the model for content production — information is created for free by volunteers and monetized by a “platform.” Information that’s free to all is an illusion that gave rise to our current info-dystopia.
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Nicholas Grossman
Wikipedia is the last good website, the one staple of the early internet that hasn't been degraded by pursuit of profit.
It's not an acceptable academic source—it's subject to change—but it's a great first cut, and has citations to acceptable sources.
We can't let post-truth reactionaries ruin it.
It's not an acceptable academic source—it's subject to change—but it's a great first cut, and has citations to acceptable sources.
We can't let post-truth reactionaries ruin it.
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