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[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 85 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Of course the community driven, anarchic nature of Wikipedia is a threat to the status quo of capitalists dominating society. Musk can't stand this, because it shows how ultra wealthy, incompetent dicktators like him are unnecessary.

[–] steltek@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

Wikipedia is anything but anarchy. There's so much bureaucracy it would surprise even Kafka.

I also don't think Elon's psyche is built around an abstract notion of economic systems. He's simply a narcissist that desires shiny things, in a very basic and unrefined way. Rich people just want to add baubles to their menagerie.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Can we just put a bell on him at this point and let him run around in his own birthday party?

[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Community driven? Wikipedia? That shit has mods worse than reddit admins.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wikipedia is by its own standards a propaganda organ for the status quo (a mainstream encyclopedia that summarizes mainstream science, history and journalism).

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Time to put your tinfoil hat on and refuse to check any references for yourself.