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What Wikipedia teaches us about balancing truth and beliefs | Katherine Maher

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How Wikipedia Can Help You Get More Out of Disagreement

A study looked at how Wikipedia writers take on the most contentious and difficult topics. Many of the best articles are written by people who fundamentally disagree with one another. The more that these polarized contributors engaged in conversation, the more balanced and productive their contributions became. "Wikipedia may be one of the only places where disagreement actually makes you more agreeable"

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