By Brian Covert
So is this Wikipedia blackout what the Mayans were predicting when they said the world would end in 2012?
In a way I’m being facetious but in a way I’m not. After all, where am I now supposed to find the correct age of Kim Kardashian or who were the main protagonists of the Russian revolution? I imagine for some –count me in this group - this blackout of Wikipedia is a pretty big thing.
And I certainly don’t want to undermine Wikipedia and its significance; after all, it has long been my go-to spot for all things information-related wise and the ideals it upholds are truly admirable.
But this blackout comes at an interesting time for me as I’ve lately been trying to better understand my relationship with technology.
In all seriousness, it has proved to be quite a quandary. On the one hand, I’m certainly an advocate for technology; cars aren’t a bad thing – I can now make it to the beach and back in a couple of hours or I can take a road trip to Montreal on a whim.
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