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I always have dreamed of a world in which the global Facebook that won was more like Wikipedia.

I bet if we didn’t have Wikipedia, people would say such a project would never work. Fortunately we do.

Now, imagine a basic, open “friend book” with barebones Wikipedia-esque design for the purpose of maintaining social connections. Wouldn’t that be grand?



> Now, imagine a basic, open “friend book” with barebones Wikipedia-esque design for the purpose of maintaining social connections.

Wasn't that the whole point of Diaspora foundation? Not really sure what ever happened to that social media project?


I never believed that Wikipedia could work, until it did. It still flabbergasts me.


>Facebook that won was more like Wikipedia.

Wikipedia actually is failing as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0P4Cf0UCwU


Bah, Larry Sanger tried to shill me Everipedia at a crypto conference a few years ago. Maybe he is worth listening to on this topic but Everipedia is a complete joke.

All platforms have problems. I don’t like a lot of Wikipedia’s policies. But I’d for damn sure choose a Wikipedia run “Face Book” over Facebook, Inc.




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