Amon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down19
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minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down8·2 months 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-up18·edit-22 months agoUseless? Knowledge for its own sake is worth pursuing.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 months agoIs it though?
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months 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-up5·2 months agoI mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
minus-squareDarkhoof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months 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 its own sake 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.
Because Tiktok is so much better.