James GleickOct 24, 2023

“The sight of Elon Musk charging towards Wikipedia with his trademark guile and delicacy was so predictable that it was almost relaxing. He saw a collective resource that people prized and he wanted to hurt it.”

Zoe Williams in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/23/why-is-elon-musk-attacking-wikipedia-because-its-very-existence-offends-him

Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him

The X owner has no time for a democratic experiment dedicated to knowledge. He would rather yell puerile ‘jokes’ into the ether, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian
Show threadGeoff Coffey
@JamesGleick Total aside, but 15 years ago some friends and I dreamed up an idea for a site called "Dickipedia" that was just a compendium of assholes with citations. If that existed today, Musk would be on page 1.
Oct 24, 2023 at 6:49pmWeb