On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Pete Forsyth peteforsyth@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]]
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