Amon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down15
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minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down8·28 days 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-up15·edit-226 days agoUseless? Knowledge for its own sake is worth pursuing.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·27 days agoIs it though?
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-227 days 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-up5·27 days agoI mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
minus-squareDarkhoof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·28 days 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.