5/20/2023 0 Comments Encyclopaedia britannica 1768![]() Ours is a society that cannot afford to do without a postal service, daily newspapers, and expertly edited sources of public knowledge. You also have little in the way of support for judgments about credibility, reliability, and accuracy. The problem with crowd-sourcing the answer to any particular question is, of course, that you’re as likely to find ideologically driven opinion as hard fact. Newspapers and magazines are in decline, bloggers and content aggregators are on the ascendant. Today, most technology users value connectivity and experience. This is, however, part of a trend that assumes expertise is overvalued. Crowd-sourcing has replaced experts and, though not good, the accuracy quotient of Wikipedia articles seems to be improving. The fact that it’s not written, edited, or monitored by content matter experts seems to be of little concern. Everything on the Web is free (or should be, according to its most passionate users). Wikipedia has largely replaced those printed volumes, principally because it’s free. ![]()
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