On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for sharing this, Renata -- cool video! > > But I think I'm taking the exact opposite from it. It makes me happy. It > seems to me these kids love information -- and are eager to say so! -- and > love books, too, most of them expressed sadness at the idea of books > disappearing (but also, shock at the idea that an encyclopedia would cost > $1500). > > I do think you have a good point, that the absence of Wikipedia in our > early lives provided big motivation for many of us to devote energy to > creating Wikipedia. I'm not sure that spells doom for Wikipedia, though -- > rather, I'd say different kinds of motivation (more specific to one's > passions and interests, rather than a general desire to build a > comprehensive compendium) will fuel the next wave of Wikipedians. > > People will probably value knowledge in different ways as it becomes more > abundant and less centralized, but I have a hard time believing they will > *cease* to value knowledge. > > Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > +1 -- ~Keegan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan This is my personal email address. Everything sent from this email address is in a personal capacity. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
