Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on How to Build Trust
We talk to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it.
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Show Notes
Wikipedia, the crowdsourced encyclopedia, is one of the world’s most visited websites, with 11 billion page views each month. Its founder, Jimmy Wales, credits its success to one thing — trust — which he sees at odds with our increasing loss of faith in institutions and in each other. In his new book, he lays out what he calls a “blueprint for building things that last” in volatile times. We’ll talk to Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it. The book is “The Seven Rules of Trust.” Has Wikipedia earned your trust?
Guests:
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation
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