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b_b  ·  4527 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia

Well, on the other hand, a million people can think that 2+2=5; that doesn't make the one guy wrong who is screaming that its actually 4. Democratized knowledge is relativism in its purist form.





JakobVirgil  ·  4527 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I see your point but the elite control of knowledge also has its dangers one of which is everyone but those in power knowing 2 + 2 = 4 and still saying it is 5 because that is how you keep your job. (or life.)

Academics have a tendency read by the lamp of their conceit it is to see them play by other rules.

Full disclosure I am a published Academic and Wikipedian.

b_b  ·  4527 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Trust me; I'm not arguing against Wikipedia. I think everyone should have access to knowledge of all subjects freely (in both senses of the word). My point was more that knowledge that is incorrect is probably useless at best--dangerous at worse.

JakobVirgil  ·  4526 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh yeah the article on race and intelligence is a den of racists.

The math section as amazing though. I tend to learn more from the talk pages on the controversial stuff. I see it as the Britannica with transparency.

I trust it about as much. <-not completely but I am pretty sure they get the capital of Burundi right.