Amon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11.06K
arrow-up11.06Kexternal-linkDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comAmon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·17 hours agoI recall people in the past spending their day reading random Wikipedia trivia. Overal the knowledge is rather useless.
minus-squareAnti-Face Weapon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·16 hours agoUseless? Knowledge for the sake of itself is worth pursuing.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-214 hours agoDepends on what you’re into, what you do, etc… Could be the difference between winning Final Jeopardy and not. Or being able to identify Alessandro Gazzi by name in a police lineup, for example.
minus-squaresfxrlz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·14 hours agoI mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
minus-squarethe_doktor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoThere is no knowledge that is not power.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 hours agoMaybe, but you will win more pub quizzes and it’s better than brainrot content
minus-squareludrol@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·16 hours agoUsless knowladge is still better than tiktok https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07067437221082854
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoInformation > misinformation
minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·15 hours agoKnowledge is a good in and of itself
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·17 hours agoAs opposed to spending the day reading social media where the knowledge is useful?
minus-squareDarkhoof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 hours agoBecause Tiktok is so much better.
I recall people in the past spending their day reading random Wikipedia trivia. Overal the knowledge is rather useless.
Useless? Knowledge for the sake of itself is worth pursuing.
Is it though?
Depends on what you’re into, what you do, etc… Could be the difference between winning Final Jeopardy and not. Or being able to identify Alessandro Gazzi by name in a police lineup, for example.
I mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
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There is no knowledge that is not power.
Maybe, but you will win more pub quizzes and it’s better than brainrot content
Usless knowladge is still better than tiktok https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07067437221082854
Information > misinformation
Knowledge is a good in and of itself
As opposed to spending the day reading social media where the knowledge is useful?
Because Tiktok is so much better.