Does Wikipedia provide false authority to our sound-bite society?

[TheFaithfulStone]

Indeed.

 

The argument here is what? That wikipedia, by virtue of being easy to access, and not "authoritative" provides people with the ability to talk about things without a subtle understanding of said thing?

 

In other words, if I want to know about subject X, rather than go and read a book about it, I go punch it into Wikipedia.

 

So, the critique is not of Wikipedia, but of the Intarweb in general. It's too easy to learn just enough to be dangerous?

 

TFS

[coberst]

Indeed.

 

 

So, the critique is not of Wikipedia, but of the Intarweb in general. It's too easy to learn just enough to be dangerous?

 

TFS

 

I would be inclined to say that it reenforces the sound-bite mind set.

[pgrmdave]

Okay coberst, I understand that is what you say. I'm inclined to say that apples reinforce the sound-bite mind set.