points by andai 8 hours ago | 0 comments
There are groups that brag about controlling the narrative for their cause on Wikipedia, including for having articles removed, using techniques like "not notable enough" as a cover.
When reading Wikipedia, it's a bit inconvenient — I like my reading to be leisurely! — but I always have to remind myself, okay, who is incentivized in me receiving this particular narrative, rather than a different one?
Wikipedia is, at best, a novelty for quick pop cult info, and as an adult I finally understand the horrors my middle school teachers warned me about.