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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Wikipedia has a bias, don't fool yourself.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

Don't fool myself about what?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Reality has a bias

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yes, exactly. Anything perceived as "neutral" or "nonbiased" is just your bias being reflected.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How so?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The specific methods that Wikipedia uses to determine whether a source is reliable causes it to have a status quo bias towards capitalist neoliberalism. There's also a bit of consent manufacturing that occurs on sources and controversial topics.

Don't get me wrong, Wikipedia is great in most situations. However when it comes to controversial (especially political) topics, look elsewhere.