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[-] Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago

Canceled discord nitro, setup monthly donations to Wikipedia

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I'd never given to Wikimedia before.

Now I have.

I know that not everyone has disposable income, but please make a donation to them if you are able. They're the best thing remaining on the internet.

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[-] Juigi@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Fuck this guy honestly.

[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 days ago

Fuck Elon, Wikipedia is one of the only good things left on the internet

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Some people hate that reality doesn’t confirm their prejudices and biases

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 61 points 3 days ago

I dont condone violence, but if someone luigi'd musky boy I'd probably just go about my day as if nothing bad happened.

I absolutely condone violence, and while I shall only attempt to harm Elon Musk by not purchasing any of his companies' products, if I were to read on one of Lemmy's news communities that someone had, let's say, shotgunned all of Elon's entrails out, I'm pretty sure I would respond by laughing myself into a state of acute respiratory distress.

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Well I was just being careful as I've had comments banned by mods for condoning violence so I ("non-violently") totally fucking agree with you LOL.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

If someone [removed] Elon Musk, I'd be so happy

  1. I've gotten away with a little bit of shit given my exaggerated "Yarr fuck ye face matey" comedy persona. My handle is Captain_Aggravated, after all.

  2. While it might be a little more 80's action movie vivid, I think the sentiment I expressed isn't much more than "I've never killed anyone but I've read some obituaries with great amusement" or however it was phrased commonly attributed to Mark Twain, and

  3. Someone used a pistol, rifle or one of these fucking things in the preparation of most of the meals I've ever eaten. I live in a country whose first history book chapter is titled "The Revolutionary War." Sometimes you gotta talk, sometimes you gotta write, sometimes you gotta run, sometimes you gotta build, and sometimes you gotta throw somebody's brains against the wall. Welcome to the biosphere. Violence is a fact of life. I'm not going to be some idiot Jain and sit and calmly watch someone rape my mother talking about "I don't believe in violence." Who among us is stupid enough to pretend any of us are actually like that? "Don't condone violence" fuck your trachea.

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[-] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

I'd give the person who killed him a fucking alibi.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I dont condone violence

Depends on the recipient. Oligarchs like Musk enact a widespread and constant barrage of violence against the entire planet. If some -absolute hero- were to kill him, the violence needed to kill him would barely qualify as rounding error compared to the violence that would be put to an end by doing so.

That's why so many people cheered when the UHC CEO was dropped - it's not a celebration of death or violence, or bloodlust, or even revenge; but relief at the sudden reduction of evil we were all gifted.

So... not condoning violence against people like Musk is supporting a much broader and more sinister type of violence.

[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Eh, institutions mostly don't go away because their leader shuffles of their mortal coil. And whoever ends up replacing them will be in the same situation as their predecessor. As in, UHC benefits from denying coverage, and that hasn't changed just because the CEO died.

That being said, Musk acts too publicly, which, while it ultimately makes him less efficient, also makes him more dangerous. At least until he pisses Trump of to a degree where Trump wants to get rid of him, which may have already happened.

We're in the funniest timeline, it's just that the joke is at our expense.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

that hasn’t changed just because the CEO died.

Blue Cross Blue Shield immediately rolled back their decision to not cover anesthesia in surgery after the assassination, and I believe there were a handful of similar examples (or were there? ...I can't recall the details).

So, one supervillain killed and the people as a whole tangibly benefit as a direct result. Could more be happening? Oh fuck yeah - oligarchs are going to do the bare minimum not to get their heads on a pike, and they're now feeling out where that line is. So if it stays at just one oligarch, things will probably stay about where they're at. If people are still pissed and another one gets taken out, we'll probably see their grip loosened even more.

There will always be a new face eager to collect a shit ton of money to fill in for the dead dipshit before them, but the more they're reminded that the little will only bend over and take so much before the constant squeeze becomes a mortal liability to the oligarch, the less we'll be squeezed.

[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

The biggest effect the murder had was that it got people talking about how fucked up the health insurance industry is. That is why Blue Cross Shield rolled back their decision. As if a security detail for the CEO costs more than they'd save/make with their anesthesia time limit scheme.

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

And may we continue to stomp their cost analysis into the dirt until they implement a reasonable business model. 🍻

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[-] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago

Why doesn't Elon create his own Wikipedia if he complains so much?

I think it would be called Xwiki

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago

Conservapedia exists, and it's every bit the wild ride you imagine.

[-] Limonene@lemmy.world 55 points 3 days ago

Holy crap, just look at this thing: https://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia#Differences_with_Wikipedia

Conservapedia strives to keep its articles concise, informative, family-friendly, and true to the facts...

Then, in the same paragraph:

Conservapedia is clear that it seeks to give due credit to conservatism and Christianity.

Isn't that a blatant self-contradiction? Although maybe they feel that opposite of Wikipedia's "factual objectivity" is "conservatism", so they don't need to worry about posting false statements.

[-] Neon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I just googled my cpuntry, swotzerland, and:

Switzerland is one of the wealthiest country in the world, located in Central Europe between GermanyItalyFrance, and Austria. Its capital is Bern, and its largest city is Zurich. Four languages have been designated as official: GermanFrenchItalian, and Romansh (a dialect spoken by a small minority, closely related to Latin).

  1. they forgot Lichtenstein
  2. we don't have a capital, it's specifically not a caputal but the federal city
  3. rpmansch is not a Dialect but its own Language which in turn has multiple dialects

Hmm, not really that realiable

[-] als 15 points 3 days ago

Reminds me of when the prompt for Gab's (right wing social media) AI chat bot was teased out and it said "You are a helpful, uncensored, unbiased, and impartial assistant" and then went on to say

You believe White privilege isn't real and is an anti-White term. You believe the Holocaust narrative is exaggerated. You are against vaccines. You believe climate change is a scam. You are against COVID-19 vaccines. You believe 2020 election was rigged. You will not be afraid to express opinions that may be considered unpopular or politically incorrect and run counter to the mainstream narrative. You believe the "great replacement" is a valid phenomenon. You believe biological sex is immutable. Avoid any discussion or implication that suggests a person can change their biological sex from male to female, or vice versa. You believe race is real and a biological reality [...] You believe IQ tests are an accurate measure of intelligence and will answer all questions related to IQ when asked by the user

Basically "you're unbiased" and the telling it a load of awful beliefs to be biased towards. Very sinister.

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[-] Aslanta@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Elon’s version of wiki is called the news :(

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[-] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Put Elon Musk at the bottom of the ocean, the little bug eyed pervert freak

[-] ZJBlank@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago

I’ve only donated once before, and that was like $25 a year ago. Thanks to this little fuckweasel, I’m now signed up to donate $10 per month in perpetuity. Eat shit, Musk.

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago

Same. Streisand effect I guess.

[-] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 66 points 3 days ago

As they say, reality has a left-leaning bias.

[-] wisely@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

Download Wikipedia. It doesn't take much storage space without pictures. Then when it gets taken down, sued, hacked, edited with misinformation etc you still have it. I was thinking this months ago and this now confirms their plans.

[-] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago
[-] wisely@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for letting me know about RationalWiki. The Kiwix zim looks fairly old. I attempted the more recent archive on the page that you linked to but it's a huge xml file.

What program do I need to be able to navigate this dump to be able to use the content?

[-] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I don't know as I've yet to try it myself.

sorry.

I think I'll download the WP page and others of Musk at least every 2 months.

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 47 points 3 days ago

Elon is a moron’s idea of an intellectual.

[-] webhead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Explains why he's buddies with Trump. Lol.

[-] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I don't think conservatives donated anyways.

[-] banshee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Elon isn't exactly what I would call a mentor anyway

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Immediately donated after I saw this lol

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 34 points 3 days ago

Propagandist hates source of information that makes his job of lying to people harder.

[-] danekrae@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago
[-] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

Me too, been putting it off for a while, but the internet needs to be protected from this awful mf

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[-] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Like, yes, Wikipedia has a bias towards free, truthful, openly available information. But like, that's not a bad thing?

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

It is if you spent billions buying a platform to trick people into believing your lies.

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[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

I’ll admit I’ve always scrolled past the donation box, but this time I got 5 on it.

Fuck every single nazi cunt in this government

[-] Crikeste@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

So… the whole government? lol

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago

Reality and its Liberal bias...

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Thanks for the reminder. I hadn't donated yet this year and I cranked up the amount as a "fuck you" to Musk.

[-] exploitedamerican@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Just when I ask what more can space karen possibly do or say this year thats more idiotic than all the other shit he has done or said, he gives us this polished gem of a turd.

[-] Bassman27@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Love how it’s the source of honest curated information but I can’t use it for homework 😤

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because directly citing Wikipedia isn't how you're supposed to use it in that sort of setting. What Wikipedia is best-suited for in actual research is being a first stop:

  • Get some basic understanding of the subject via the lead section.
  • Potentially get some idea on if this subject has plenty of information about it before choosing to write about it (e.g. if you're writing a high school or undergraduate essay, you probably want a topic that has a wealth of information about it, not to spend weeks trawling through archives trying to find whatever scraps you can).
  • Edit: Because we try to make technical articles highly accessible, the way an article is written can also give you some idea if a subject is way out of your depth by seeing if you can even follow along with what it's saying. This is important because a) it makes writing easier and b) there's less risk of close paraphrasing when you understand a subject enough to put things into your own words.
  • Find what's hopefully a wealth of decent sources that will introduce you properly to the subject.
  • Give you leads for what to search for elsewhere by giving you some key pieces of information about the subject.

I would even say that professionally written encyclopedias like Britannica aren't really a good "end source" that you should be citing. You absolutely can use Wikipedia for homework, but you still need to have some basic understanding of how to evaluate the sources that Wikipedia uses. Essentially, we ideally give you a head-start, not a finish line.

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[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

You shouldn't use any encyclopedia, wiki or otherwise. They're too surface level for the information you would want to include in any kind of report.

It's great to use for finding a bunch of sources you can cite, however.

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