From Contemplative Man to Flickering Man
The millions of people who consult Wikipedia every day are not pursuing any kind of anti-expert or anti-scholar agenda. Their interest is practical, not ideological. They go to Wikipedia because it’s free and convenient. They know its quality and reliability are imperfect, but that’s a tradeoff they’re willing to make as they hurriedly fill their market baskets with information.
Absolutely.
http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/06/from-contemplative-man-to-flickering-man/
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