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Re:Vital Wikipedia Articles by MatekCopatek on Thursday July 25, 2019 @05:07AM (#20523826)
While I agree with that assessment, I don't really think it has much to do with Wikipedia itself, it's just how things are in the entire Western culture. History is written by the victors and all that.

Consequently, it feels a bit unfair to put this on Wikipedia editors. Kinda like blaming a random restaurant manager for forcing waiters to rely on tips. Yes, if they have enough profits, they can pay people more and fix a small part of the problem. The general issue remains systemic though.

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Re:Vital Wikipedia Articles by blattimwind on Thursday July 25, 2019 @08:25AM (#20524755)
> Consequently, it feels a bit unfair to put this on Wikipedia editors. Kinda like blaming a random restaurant manager for forcing waiters to rely on tips. Yes, if they have enough profits, they can pay people more and fix a small part of the problem. The general issue remains systemic though.

Systemic yet oddly restricted to a particular area.

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