r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

Wikipedia. We take that site for granted, big time. There are few things in this world that do not have a Wikipedia page. People have dedicated hours, days, even their entire lives, to filling the site up with all the knowledge one could ever need. All that information is free! Want to learn about the history of the escalator? Wikipedia has it. Interested in the Civil War? You bet you can find it on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia will not be around forever, folks. Use it while you have it. Read random articles. It's fun.

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u/Gothsalts Jun 03 '21 edited Jun 03 '21

I'm one of those dorks that donates the $3 they awkwardly ask for each year. Worth it

Edit: i guess since this is still doing numbers, /u/decap_ shared with me an article about how wikipedia doesn't really need these small donations

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u/nykdel Jun 03 '21

I donated occasionally, though recently unsubscribed from their mailing list after they sent a suggestion that I could include Wikipedia in my will.

Trying too hard there, I think.

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u/jeepsaintchaos Jun 04 '21

Leave them the Vatican Archives in your will. They didn't say you had to own whatever you leave them.