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"This is not the first time Musk has gone after the site. In December, he posted on X, “Stop donating to Wokepedia.” And that wasn’t even his first bad Wikipedia pun. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia,” he wrote, in an October, 2023, post. It seemed to be an ego thing at first. Musk objected to being described on his page as an “early investor” in Tesla, rather than as a founder, which is how he prefers to be identified, and seemed frustrated that he couldn’t just buy the site. But lately Musk’s beef has merged with a general conviction on the right that Wikipedia—which, like all encyclopedias, is a tertiary source that relies on original reporting and research done by other media and scholars—is biased against conservatives."

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[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 13 points 21 hours ago

Donate to wikipedia.

[–] renrenPDX@lemm.ee 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

You can download Wikipedia and other stuff for offline access here.

download.kiwix.org

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 18 hours ago

Facts don't care about your feelings, Elon.

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're just mad that reality has a left-wing bias.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are right-wing US conservatives who are freaking out that other countries are boycotting Musk/Tesla, and calling it some left-wing psyOps.

Like Musk literally did the Hitler salute TWICE. The second time was in case you were mistaken.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

republicans also thing that all the protests all over the world are paid for by democrats lol.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're mostly just mad that it tells the objective reality instead of parroting their lies.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 18 hours ago

One thing I love in Wikipedia, is even pages whose interpretation I disagree with (and yes, Wikipedia absolutely has interpretation), tend to have enough detail that I can learn interesting things and get a feel for what we do know and what we don't. Especially if I stumble upon some adjacent pages that have a very different take!

[–] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

'which is how he prefers to be identified' ... hmnnn - so he CHOOSES to IDENTIFY as one thing and doesn't like it when people don't allow him to use his preferred identificaiton?

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 18 hours ago

I also choose to identify as the founder of Tesla.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 53 points 2 days ago

Shit like this is why I donate to Wikipedia.

Fuck off and die, nazi scum.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 119 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Could it be he has issues with freedom of speech/opinion (actually freedom in general) ? Asking for a friend

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He has an issue with fact checking, and the fact that his bullshit rhetoric is proven false over and over and over on that site.

[–] adarza 29 points 2 days ago

just like his buddy-in-a-diaper and everyone else in magaland.

[–] CobraChicken3000 16 points 2 days ago

Hmmm...you might be on to something, I don't know

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 86 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Still cracks me up that "fact-checking" is taken to be such an offensive act. "Oh, sorry for correcting your lies! I suppose being exposed as a fraud could interfere with your plans to exploit the public..."

Anyone that has a beef with sites designed to share objective, factual information is someone who benefits from lying or at very least keeping the truth under wraps

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Their aggressive stance against fact checking betrays their default position of bad faith & lack of empathy because they have been indoctrinated to the point of absolute unwavering certainly, similar to a cult. They abandon objective reality at all of our peril.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 72 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I should donate to Wikipedia

[–] UraniumForBreakfast@lemm.ee 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I should donate to Wikipedia

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I should donate to Wikipedia

[–] one_fot_mon@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (7 children)
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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Fascists always have problems with publicly available knowledge.

[–] johncandy1812 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Donate. How many times a day do you use wikipedia? It would be shit if it became another Fandom style wiki. With an ad every 3rd word.

[–] TheGoddessAnoia 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We use Wikipedia a lot, mostly to understand references from another country or culture, the rest to answer the question: "Who the hell is s/he..." The latter enquiries are often interesting, but rarely resolve the real issue, which is "... and why is s/he famous?" At any rate, we send a goodly annual donation, because without Wikipedia, we'd be even more out of touch than we already are!

[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago

Conservativism is rooted in vibes and feelings, and false narratives to support those feelings. This is why they hate knowledge and people who attain it.

It's a disease of the mind, it's like they would rather be animal than human

[–] pseudonaut@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just donated. You should too.

I love donating to Wikipedia because there’s so few FREE things anymore, and it’s one that benefits every single person on the planet.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 2 points 18 hours ago

Have been donating to them yearly for a few years after they started their donation campaign. I forget how much I donate, but I'm considering raising my yearly donation now xD

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[–] Daggity@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Started a monthly 3 dollar donation when baby Nazi started shit talking Wikipedia some months ago.

[–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 6 points 1 day ago

Me too - they need it now more than ever when Trump and Musk starts focusing on Wikipedia.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 days ago

Just donated to Wikipedia. Will do every time this fuckers brings it up

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The fascists want to shut down any information source that can prove they are lying.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 3 points 18 hours ago

History is written by the victors.

"Hmm 🤔, I'm rich, that should make me a victor, ergo..."

[–] adarza 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

a billion dollars he could fund his own nazipedia.org

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 47 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] donuts@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Holy shit, what a sad website. Just a few random snippets:

Marijuana is a highly addictive drug that causes (...) violence and violent fits

Marriage is the divinely ordained covenant between one man and one woman

The Bible, being the most comprehensive transcendent moral authority

🤮

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Many vaccines, including the Covid vaccines, are based on aborted fetal tissue, apparently to try to increase public acceptance of abortion.

I’m not sure if this is Poe’s law in effect or if people are actually this stupid. I’m afraid it’s the latter.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

People are absolutely that stupid. I unfortunately have to interact with a few of them.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are we sure this isn't a parody website?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's not. It was created by Andrew Schlafly, son of Phyllis Schlafly a notorious anti-feminist and Christian nationalist.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh boy I see crazy runs in the family.

Schlafly became an outspoken opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1970s as the organizer of the "STOP ERA" campaign. STOP was a backronym for "Stop Taking Our Privileges". She argued that the ERA would take away gender-specific privileges enjoyed by women, including "dependent wife" benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and exemption from Selective Service (the military draft). She was opposed by groups such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the ERAmerica coalition. The Homemakers' Equal Rights Association was formed to counter Schlafly's campaign.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly?wprov=sfla1

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[–] termaxima@jlai.lu 29 points 2 days ago

Unfortunately, Elon Musk doesn’t know you can’t “identify as a founder”. Your gender is valid ; this is not.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

I happily donate to Wikipedia every year :)

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Of course he does, the site is filled with objective truths, which always makes him look bad.

[–] regrub@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

*has a problem with facts

[–] tal@lemmy.today 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

“This is not the first time Musk has gone after the site. In December, he posted on X, “Stop donating to Wokepedia.” And that wasn’t even his first bad Wikipedia pun. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia,” he wrote, in an October, 2023, post.

You can't buy it, but you can go create a conservative fork called whatever you want, and you can fund its operation. If people think that it's better, they can choose to use it.

There's a Conservapedia, which I would call pretty off-the-rails; people have tried this before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservapedia

Conservapedia (/kənˌsɜː(r)vəˈpiːdiə/; kən-SU(R)-və-PEE-di-ə) is an English-language, wiki-based, online encyclopedia written from a self-described American conservative[2] and fundamentalist Christian[3] point of view. The website was established in 2006 by American attorney and activist Andrew Schlafly, son of Phyllis Schlafly,[4][5] to counter what he perceived as a liberal bias on Wikipedia.[6][7] It uses editorials and a wiki-based system for content generation.

Examples of Conservapedia's ideology include its accusations against and strong criticism of former US president Barack Obama—including advocacy of Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories[8]—along with criticisms of atheism, feminism, homosexuality, the Democratic Party, and evolution. Conservapedia views Albert Einstein's theory of relativity as promoting moral relativism,[9] claims that abortion increases risk of breast cancer, praises Republican politicians, supports celebrities and artistic works it believes represent moral standards in line with Christian family values, and espouses fundamentalist Christian doctrines such as Young Earth creationism.[10][11] Conservapedia's "Conservative Bible Project" is a crowd-sourced retranslation of the English-language Bible which the site says to be "free of corruption by liberal untruths."[12]

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[–] Polderviking@feddit.nl 9 points 2 days ago

Can't shake the feeling Musk doesn't like Wikipedia because Musk only likes facts he can use.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 14 points 2 days ago

I miss the times when people like this was seen as mentally ill.

Enjoy my small donation Wikipedia.

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