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Re:Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia by benmusch on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @02:30PM (#48298435)
ok and it's worth discussing on its merits. but "wikipedia is private equity" is a dumb thing to say and it matters to actually make concrete criticisms instead of throwing around buzzwords. the agenda of private equity is driven by profit incentives that make absolutely zero sense here.
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Re:Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia by mschuster91 on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @02:43PM (#48298610)
> the agenda of private equity is driven by profit incentives that make absolutely zero sense here.

well, that also makes a bit of sense. like, why focus on cashing in from AI crap or on continuously expanding the cash bunker like a PE firm would, instead of actually investing money into coordinating with the communities when it comes to stuff like a new theme?

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Re:Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia by benmusch on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @05:54PM (#48301285)
probably the same reason they put banners on the site asking for money
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Re:Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @11:16PM (#48304031)
Yeah nobody said Wikipedia is private equity so maybe read for comprehension

The person above you seemed to be able to figure it out without much issue

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