this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2024
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

Donated $50. First time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 36 minutes ago

Mmm,

Mmhmm

Oh

Musk's actions and expressed views have made him a polarizing figure. He has been criticized for making unscientific and misleading statements, including COVID-19 misinformation; affirming antisemitic and transphobic comments, and promoting conspiracy theories. His ownership of Twitter has been controversial because of the layoffs of a large number of employees, an increase in posts containing hate speech, misinformation and disinformation on the website, and changes to website features, including verification.

Ah, that’s probably why. People are allowed to expose him without being censored on wiki.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 hour ago

I actually wasn't going to donate to Wikipedia this year because I'm pretty strapped but fuck it. I'm donating more than I did last year I can put more stuff on a credit card this season instead.

Fuck Elon Musk. And fuck anyone who buys his stupid fucking cars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 42 minutes ago

i don't get what problem you would have about "bias" over wikipedia if you care about the truth and facts.

just kind of exposes what it's really about for musk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

So I just donated to Wikipedia.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I donated to Wikipedia for the first time because fuck that guy.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Now they're openly admiting that they're against everything that makes the live better for everyone? Has the brainwashing succeesed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 41 minutes ago

Now they’re openly admiting that they’re against everything that makes the live better for everyone?

always have been

[–] [email protected] 24 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

"Wikipedia is built on the premise that it becomes better when more people of different backgrounds—including political persuasions—source, edit, curate and research content. Our equity goal advances that. The 'Safety & Inclusion' goal (now titled 'Safety & Integrity' in our 2024-2025 plan) is focused on ensuring that people are able to freely access and safely contribute to knowledge on Wikipedia in a changing legal and policy environment globally."

Magoo: RAAAAGGGGEEEEE!!! WHITE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS are the only REAL people!! WE'RE the only people that matter!!

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[–] GhiLA 9 points 14 hours ago

If you didn't buy a bunch of hard drives on Black Friday, ya probably should've.

Information is about to get restricted. Authoritarianism is coming down the pipes.

Buckle up, buttercup. Encrypt that shit and hang on.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

This parasite is doing his best to lead humanity further down the path of annihilation. He needs to go.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I donate $20 every year, but I also donate again whenever this goof makes headlines going after Wikipedia. Feels good. Fuck you, cunt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Thank you for donating!

[–] [email protected] 168 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm kinda in awe how Elon finds every day new ways to be a utter and complete piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago

I'm not, only because I've never once been in awe of any damn thing that piece of shit has ever ~~done~~ stolen credit for, and don't intend to start now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

This too is greed. Wikipedia is too accurate, and he doesn't want the truth to be remembered.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a super power. No ordinary person could do it this much.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Fourth most visited site in the world.. he wants to install ads on it and own it.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 21 hours ago

(and control what it says)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

He's being filed by a constant stream of validation from musk simps, yes men, now the next POTUS, so he thinks he's unstoppable.

[–] AlecSadler 37 points 23 hours ago

Well, I hate to admit it, but I've never donated to Wikipedia.

But this just made me set up a recurring donation. Streisand effect sorta, I guess.

Fuck Elon Musk.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Time to annually donate to wikipedia.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know, I do usually, but now I'm going to go monthly.

[–] Yondoza 12 points 20 hours ago

Been monthly for years. I truly believe it is the most important thing humanity has ever built. Nothing has done more to make knowledge accessible.

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Can somebody take aim on his head finally?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Won't somebody rid us of this meddlesome billionaire?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

TBH i think we need Mario for this one

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

Gonna need Mario for that

[–] PennyRoyal 25 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Nah, too basic and low-tech. He deserves nothing less than a drone strike

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It would be more suitable for Mr. "I AM High Tech Personified" to be taken out in a decidedly low tech way.

Maybe we can combine high and low tech: a drone that drops lazy dogs on him. Those things are REALLY nasty and very hard to defend against.

[–] PennyRoyal 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Drone-deployed anvil, for the full looney tunes effect?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Harder to aim than a cargo drone filled with 500 lazy dogs.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago

Crowdsourced information does put a bit of a damper on the whole “history written by the victors” thing.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago

Elon takes aim and the media are right there to make his job easier. Thank goodness there's reporting on everything he wants.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago

Guy who owns biased platform claims other platform that has negative views on him is biased. Someone tell Elon that if he donates enough he can have controlling shares of Wiki. He can't, but he doesn't have to know that.

[–] Boozilla 9 points 20 hours ago

Just like he's increasing Secular Talk viewership he's also increasing Wikipedia donations.

I hope lots of folks also download copies of Wikipedia, just in case. Elon is a sore loser type with too much money and free time.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago

Ah yes, any platform that may contradict his obvious attempt to dominate America through propaganda must be removed.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

Made a donation just to spite him. Fuck you Elon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Does anyone know what the equality money is spent on?

Is it things censorship bypassing or something else?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

~~The reaction to this completely neutral article says it all. Right-wing snowflakes gonna ❄️.~~

Edit: Or not... see @ChairmanMeow's response.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

Btw.

In January 2024, David Rozado, an associate professor in computational science at New Zealand's Otago Polytechnic, published a study that found: "Wikipedia was more likely to portray right-leaning figures negatively than their left-leaning counterparts."

The real question is not whether Wikipedia is biased, but whether it's fair. In politics not everybody is equally right. And there are some real shit heads on the right. In other words Elon Musk is not entitled to a positive Wikipedia page.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I think this is just a case of unclear UI. This is the default stance of the meter, before you've entered a vote. After you vote it shows the most common answer underneath the meter.

I voted just now, and the most common vote was "fair/center".

Note how the needle is also off the meter, instead of pointing at one of the segments.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The "Every article is written by Vladimir Lenin until proven otherwise" approach.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

wow that is truly awful UI you’re right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Thanks for your reply. That's a really bad design.

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