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Wikipedia's Fate Shows How the Web Endangers Knowledge | WIRED

'In an image-centered and pleasure-driven world, Postman noted, there is no place for rational thinking, because you simply cannot think with images. '

'It is another troubling sign of a general trend around the world: The very idea of knowledge itself is in danger. '

'The idea behind Wikipedia—like all encyclopedias before it—has been to collect the entirety of human knowledge. '

'Television has even infected Wikipedia itself—today many of the most popular entries tend to revolve around television series or their cast. '

'Wikipedia, one of the last remaining pillars of the open and decentralized web, is in existential crisis. '

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