The Scarlet Pimp
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not the biggest fan of it
Musk likes trying to shake up big online sites. In This case Wikipedia, that although great for a lot of information, are also controlled in other areas, to maintain a 'mixed truth with lies' and/or outright lies, to maintain a narrative.The content is adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Then why do we need grokopedia?
Wikipedia has a clear bias on many issues. On some topics, they just write fake narratives based on Google books by unknown authors and lock the pages for editing. So, Wikipedia is not clearly by the people, for the people database. As long as there is no moderation, things can go wrong on so many levels. We need such sites that label media outlets as biased towards a group or community, instead of referring to them as source of truth. It's a good step and might escalate further over time.Honestly, I'm getting kinda tired of Wikipedia's "one true version" of history on controversial stuff. It feels sanitized. That's why I'm leaning into Grokipedia. Yeah, it "adapts" Wikipedia's base, but the key is it adds different perspectives right there in the open—including "The Western View." It doesn't hide its biases, it shows them. Giving you multiple angles on a conflict is just way more honest. Wikipedia feels like a finished lecture; Grokipedia feels like the start of a real conversation. That's why it'll win in the end.
Someone sure paid premium for domain.
So true! Wikipedia for a movie star's biography? Perfectly usable. Wikipedia for anything truly important? It's turned into a cult. The groupthink is overpowering, and the so-called 'neutral point of view' is just whatever their high priests have decided it is...Wikipedia has a clear bias on many issues. On some topics, they just write fake narratives based on Google books by unknown authors and lock the pages for editing. So, Wikipedia is not clearly by the people, for the people database. As long as there is no moderation, things can go wrong on so many levels. We need such sites that label media outlets as biased towards a group or community, instead of referring to them as source of truth. It's a good step and might escalate further over time.