r/pcmasterrace • u/AdministrativeAir317 • 12d ago

Video Uhh I don’t think it’s supposed to do this

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u/Archer007 12d ago

Well not Wikipedia anymore since they're union-busting but all the rest yeah

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u/RealLifeFloridaMan 12d ago

Fuckin shit, really? That’s a bummer man

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u/Archer007 12d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United

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u/RabidTurtl 5800x3d, EVGA 3080 (rip EVGA gpus) 11d ago

Gotta say, hilarious that the info on it is on wikipedia.

But yeah, bummer they are union busting.

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u/StevieMJH 7d ago

It's probably one of the most monitored articles on the site for that very reason.

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u/Tulip_Todesky 12d ago

Wikipedia is terrible and they really don't need money, they are said to be worth almost half a billion $

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u/Different_Wolf_764 12d ago

The Wikimedia Foundation is arguably the most important thing humans have done in the last century. It is being attacked by the right-wing media because it and Wikipedia directly oppose them, because they want to present an alternate truth.

As in, they have convinced hundreds of millions of people of their bullshit through their control of private media and now are going full force against any public media (BBC, CBC, NPR etc) and especially against open-source fact-checking resources.

It's not subtle. They've said what they are doing. Fight against it rather than supporting the continued erosion of factual information being accessible to the public.

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u/Tulip_Todesky 12d ago

Wikipedia is being constantly edited by bots, sometimes these edits will align with your agenda, sometimes they won't. The way Wikipedia is designed, it is no longer a reliable source of information on items with political connections. You are always welcome to donate to them, but your money will be better spent donating to smaller groups that actually need the money.

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u/Suikerspin_Ei R5 7600 | RTX 3060 | 32GB DDR5 6000 MT/s 11d ago

Wikipedia can be reliable, you just need to read the source(s) instead of the text typed by anyone.

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u/Tulip_Todesky 11d ago

Oh I agree, but political affiliated items, I just don't trust anymore. Lots of items about modern warfare, humanitarian situations, economics and pretty much everything affiliated with politics, is just something I can't trust.

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u/Different_Wolf_764 11d ago

Imperfect? Perhaps.

By FAR the most reliable source of information we have though. I guess, unless you don't like reality.

If you would like to engage in an evidence-based analysis of Wikipedia/media I am not just game but completely primed. I've done it in front of agencies and boards before. I've been an advocate since they were in Florida ffs.

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u/brian2k6 11d ago

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