*Get your own entry in an encyclopedia... In the media age, everybody was famous for 15 minutes. In the Wikipedia age, everybody can be an expert in five minutes. Special bonus: You can edit your own entry to make yourself seem even smarter.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In the Wikipedia age, anyone can claim expertise quickly and edit their own record.
- In plain terms
- Everyone can be an expert in five minutes by editing Wikipedia.
- What can you take from it?
- Digital tools democratize expertise but lower standards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who defines expertise?
- How reliable is crowd knowledge?
Another view
It ignores the quality control efforts of platforms.
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