When it comes to Wikipedia, you get what you pay for. It is staffed by an army of administrators and editors to ensure that information is presented in a way that supports the company “strategy.”
The Jonestown Massacre is an interesting example and an illuminating one. In addition to Wikipedia popularizing this idea that Jim Jones was a cult leader inspired by Christian morality, Darryl Cooper (Martymade) has said similar things in his interviews. I always figured he was just some hippie cult guy who took too many drugs. I didn’t know he was a crazed leftist extremist who whipped up a mob who were all also hopped up on drugs and Maoism.
I feel like Wikipedia’s relevance has long since peaked. I guess it gets new life from LLMs using it for their answers. All the more reason to read actual books on such things instead of listening to podcasts and asking Gemini. The media and internet are all filled with garbage—except the Everyman, of course.
Good information to spread. I have known for years that Wikipedia was highly deceptive and leftist. This Jim Jones story is just one more of the many things to add to their long list of dishonest entries.
Maybe a few states could prosecute Wikipedia under "theft by deception" or "false advertising", like the left states have done to gun manufacturers, despite the PLCAA law that supposedly keeps gun manufacturers from being sued when criminals misuse their products.
The Jonestown Massacre is an interesting example and an illuminating one. In addition to Wikipedia popularizing this idea that Jim Jones was a cult leader inspired by Christian morality, Darryl Cooper (Martymade) has said similar things in his interviews. I always figured he was just some hippie cult guy who took too many drugs. I didn’t know he was a crazed leftist extremist who whipped up a mob who were all also hopped up on drugs and Maoism.
I feel like Wikipedia’s relevance has long since peaked. I guess it gets new life from LLMs using it for their answers. All the more reason to read actual books on such things instead of listening to podcasts and asking Gemini. The media and internet are all filled with garbage—except the Everyman, of course.
Good information to spread. I have known for years that Wikipedia was highly deceptive and leftist. This Jim Jones story is just one more of the many things to add to their long list of dishonest entries.
Maybe a few states could prosecute Wikipedia under "theft by deception" or "false advertising", like the left states have done to gun manufacturers, despite the PLCAA law that supposedly keeps gun manufacturers from being sued when criminals misuse their products.