100% on board with this mission, which is very close to my heart. 1. Regarding ratings All ratings are manipulated. In 2015, Reddit accidentally revealed its users are being manipulated. The #1 entry under “Most Addicted Cities” on this now-deleted blog post is Eglin Air Force Base, a major hub for domestic propaganda and online… Continue reading Guest post: The impossibility of ratings and necessity of addressing Psychological Incentives
What is the Encyclosphere?
Imagine all the encyclopedias in the world, connected into one decentralized network, the way all the blogs are loosely connected. You've heard of the blogosphere; now, we’re building an encyclosphere.
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A global group of volunteers creating the standards and tools for the future encyclosphere. We’re making a network, not an app.
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Introducing the encyclosphere project
Executive Summary After ten years of domination by big social media—which might finally be in decline—we are tired of giant Silicon Valley corporations using us contemptuously. We still remember an Internet in which we charted our own destiny. The encyclosphere will be the universal network of encyclopedias—an ownerless, leaderless, centerless knowledge commons. Like the blogosphere,… Continue reading Introducing the encyclosphere project