Regardless, Wikipedia is still awesome as a huge index of paths to information. While it may not always be 100% accurate, I think it's more reliable than not knowing shit about anything in the first place. Amazon.com is useful in a similar way; it's like a concentrated search tool for finding relevant bits of information.
i agree. what seems interesting to me though is that wikipedia is passing judgement on what information it deems relevent or truthful. an anonymous group of users is deciding what knowledge is valid and what isn't. it's the sort of thing that people assume goes on in mass culture but on this small scale it's visible.
keeping in mind i'd much rather read an online encyclopedia that is filled with lies.
actually the whole what is 'valid' information discussion is interesting. too interesting for me this early in the morning, in fact.
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what seems interesting to me though is that wikipedia is passing judgement on what information it deems relevent or truthful. an anonymous group of users is deciding what knowledge is valid and what isn't. it's the sort of thing that people assume goes on in mass culture but on this small scale it's visible.
keeping in mind i'd much rather read an online encyclopedia that is filled with lies.
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Ah, if only Ambrose Bierce were alive today, he'd pwn us all.
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