Something You Should Know What Wikipedia’s Success Reveals About Trust & Are We All Too Fearful?
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Nov 3, 2025 
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, discusses how the platform thrives on transparency and community trust, revealing that its success is rooted in collaboration rather than chaos. He contrasts Wikipedia's success with social media's toxicity, emphasizing moderation's role in sustaining trust. Ruth DeFoster, a journalism professor, explores the origins of fear, explaining that most fears are learned and amplified by media. She highlights how our perceptions can misplace fears, suggesting that understanding these mechanisms can help us manage them better.
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Revisit Doubtful Test Answers
- Mark uncertain multiple-choice questions and return later with fresh perspective.
- Changing answers tends to move wrong→right more often than right→wrong, so reconsider thoughtfully.
Wikipedia Is A Trust Experiment
- Wikipedia is a large trust experiment: users trust volunteers and volunteers trust the system.
- Its success shows people broadly cooperate and prefer clear, neutral presentation of facts.
Everyday Trust vs. Institutional Distrust
- Trust has declined in institutions and media, but everyday interactions show most people are decent.
- Rebuilding culture-wide trust requires recognizing ordinary human reliability, not just focusing on social media toxicity.
