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   LAUREN (noondlyt@hellions.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 15:49:05 JST LAUREN

   I have a sudden desire to acquire a set of World Book Encyclopedias.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 15:49:03 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     #Encyclopedias, the #InformationApocalypse on the verge of the #CulturalSingularity

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     Very refreshing article about the world"s seemingly last #encyclopedia.

     There are a couple of noteworthy things, but I'll pick out just one:

     "Although the term "encyclopedia" is now almost synonymous with Wikipedia, it's refreshing to see such a sizable reference printed on paper. So I bought one, and I'll tell you why."

     Even in many schools, citing "Wikipedia " as a...

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     Chirayu :verified: :twit: (mountdiscovery@twit.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 15:49:04 JST Chirayu :verified: :twit:

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     @noondlyt seriously considering this for the next edition 📚
     https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/06/rejoice-its-2023-and-you-can-still-buy-a-22-volume-paper-encyclopedia/?origin=serp_auto#gsc.tab=0

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 15:55:22 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     #Encyclopedias, the #InformationApocalypse on the verge of the #CulturalSingularity

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     ...citing "Wikipedia " as a source for a paper is a methodological error.

     For high-school students, I had initially thought that to be exaggerated.

     Through my work as a blogger and commentator, I frequently need rapid information on new, unfamiliar topics, often even as a side note or just to have an illustration for a paragraph.

     @Wikipedia is the natural go-to place...

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 16:03:15 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     ...for this purpose.

     However, I've come to realize for years that simply by comparing the peer-reviewed versions in different language versions, at least one showed sloppier research than the other.

     For instance, I recently wasn't to satisfied with the conclusions regarding a famous poem/prayer by a German author who emigrated to the #US. Therefore, I switched to the English version. That was way more accurate and reached a (correct) rather...

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 16:15:23 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     ...different conclusion from the German version.

     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer

     A week earlier, I saw this issue the other way round for entries of the Balkans.

     These are just two examples.

     Even before the singularity, I now agree that Wikipedia, at least using only one language version, is not a very reliable source.
     Alas, in the first months of the #InformationApocalypse, "doing your..

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 16:16:09 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     ...own research" becomes harder every month. (I recently read that there seems to be a glut of poorly researched scientific papers by Chinese authors in particular. )

     So, having a well-researched (print) version of an encyclopedia that no (fascist) government can tamper with without you knowing it, might be really worthwhile.

     Greetings from #Fahrenheit451. 😉

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 18:49:11 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     True, however often/sometimes, it is better in European contexts.
     @mountdiscovery @noondlyt @Wikipedia

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     Mina (mina@berlin.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Nov-2024 18:49:13 JST Mina

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     German Wikipedia is only a shadow of its English counterpart.

     @mountdiscovery @noondlyt @Wikipedia