It would sound better to call wikipedia an impressive feat of collaboration 🤔

7 months ago by Nick East (Indie Writer) to c/libraries

It would sound better to call wikipedia an impressive feat of collaboration 🤔
But correcting people online is an annoying and fun activity we can do from home 😜

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Kyrgizion 10 points 7 months ago

Wikipedia is, no exaggeration, one of the highest human accomplishments to date imho. The comparison to library of Alexandria is apt. They did serve the same purpose in the end, only the methods differ.

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TheIvoryTower 4 points 7 months ago

I dont know what the 7 Wonders of the Information Age are, but Wikipedia is one.

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PlutoniumAcid 2 points 7 months ago

I would count Linux and the FOSS movement in general as another.

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shalafi 1 point 7 months ago

Wikipedia contribution gives us all three of the things that motivate us. This video really changed what jobs I look at and how I view life.