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Wikipedia is a problem for Musk/Trump. Not, as Musk says, because it's "woke." Because it's one of our last reliable tethers to a consensus reality. Therefore, an antidote to disinformation.
It's not making anyone money. It's not enshittified. Of course it's not perfect—it's an endeavor of imperfect cooperating humans. But it needs protection and support.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-takes-aim-wikipedia-fund-raising-editing-political-woke-2005742
I didn't donate to The Wikipedia for years. Because I wrote so many articles for them and thought that was an unpleasant experience* in some ways and more than enough free labor for me.
But last year I relented and started a donation and this makes me think it was a good idea after all.
It's decent enough and THAT is becoming rare online.
If it's not clear I think it's a good idea to donate to them if:
1. You use it.
2. You can.
3. You care at all if they continue to exist.
Now's a nice moment to start. It will bolster confidence in the face of these public attacks. You can always check in later when the winds shift and stop the donations later.
@futurebird @gleick I really wish I could!
Due to legislative issues in my country, it is not possible for Wikimedia Foundation to collect donations from here.
And we have a right-wing goverment with some Maga-symphatizers in power right now, too.. 
@gimulnautti
Your toot sounds like donations to Wikimedia are illegal in Finland. But that's not the case, is it? What I could find out is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Collection_Act
Is that what you're talking about?
@futurebird @gleick