Amon to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down10
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkDeveloper creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addictionarstechnica.comAmon to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-square@IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish23•1 month agoI recall people in the past spending their day reading random Wikipedia trivia. Overal the knowledge is rather useless.
minus-squareAnti-Face WeaponlinkfedilinkEnglish33•edit-21 month agoUseless? Knowledge for its own sake is worth pursuing.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️linkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-21 month 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-square@sfxrlz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoI mean you can just swipe if it’s not your jam. I think this is a great idea.
minus-square@the_doktor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoThere is no knowledge that is not power.
minus-square@ludrol@bookwormstory.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish15•edit-21 month agoUseless knowledge is still better than tiktok https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07067437221082854
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoInformation > misinformation
minus-square@Korhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoMaybe, but you will win more pub quizzes and it’s better than brainrot content
minus-square@CileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoAs opposed to spending the day reading social media where the knowledge is useful?
minus-square@AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish12•1 month agoKnowledge is a good in and of itself
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.
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There is no knowledge that is not power.
Useless knowledge is still better than tiktok https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07067437221082854
Information > misinformation
Maybe, but you will win more pub quizzes and it’s better than brainrot content
As opposed to spending the day reading social media where the knowledge is useful?
Knowledge is a good in and of itself
Because Tiktok is so much better.