Comment by akst
4 hours ago
I’ve said to a few other replies, but tbc I wasn’t promoting other mediums as alternatives.
> I don't think people tend to blindly trust Wikipedia any more than they do for other sources of information
I actually disagree or at least I think the extent to which people do is higher than it warrants. Especially to the degree people invoke it’s contents online
> I find this type of snap negative reaction boring, tiring, and unhelpful.
I didn’t ask for this to be the top comment, nor did I make you read it. I also don’t think it’s useless, just less useful than its proponents claim it is. And I think people do themselves a disservice in not looking beyond it when looking into a topic
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