Does it fight algorithm addiction or does it just utilise existing algorithm addiction to give you something slightly more informative?
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025
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I would disagree on the "slightly more informative" part. I have used it and in my opinion, it's "highly informative and educational".
It's like what vaping is to nicotine addiction.
Better than the alternative, buttt
Butt nicotine? What kind of weird stuff you into?
I think it's more "Butt as an alternative to algorithms" which I fully agree with. Butts are better than algorithms
I want this, but with high quality news sources. And then sort such that topics are distributed.
I've downloaded the app and left a five star rating. The app works great! Please show support to this developer ❤️
I just installed it and was immediately annoyed by the auto-scrolling feature being turned on by default. Is that really how TikTok works? How does anyone put up with this shit?
Not sure but i support them for trying. Maybe leave a review and ask the dev to change it.
It’s not. You have to enable autoscrolling on TikTok.
What app? Isnt just browser bsed?
It's app based. I found it on Google Play.
I too find this such a nice refreshing take on wikipedia. It’s only been a few days, hope the developer improves it further. I realize some kind of recommendation algorithm opens a pandora’s box, but one can dream
One big thing i hope they add is sorting by topic, so i can have a biology feed, a physics feed...
I'm imagining one of those that feeds you random tvtropes instead
WikiTok > TikTok
I know it needs to maintain the Wiki name for branding purposes, but WikTok meshes better.
"Some people just wanna watch the world learn."
That's actually really cool. I like that the dev has expressed that he doesn't want to make the algorithm addictive and just keep it random 😅
Would be cool if the official Wikipedia mobile app integrated this functionality! It does have a 'random articles' card, but it's nothing like this.
Not sure 'addiction' is being defeated here, though 😆 Like if I'm addicted to sausages, giving me bacon instead isn't really solving the root of the issue. The issue being those sexy, sexy pigs.
The addiction isn't being defeated, it's just being redirected from something worthless to something useful. Well, at least less useless.
WikiTok
Not sure if there's an app yet, I found one on the Android store by Arakassia...
Most "apps" are just http web hooks to a regular website backend with extra tracking telemetry. So a website working as a PWA should be enough for everyone.
I hate how everything has to be a fucking app, because it doesn't need to be.
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Uuuuuh that's not the way to fight an addiction, right? Who is this person working for, exactly?
Think of it as taking methadone instead of heroin.
Ironically, my overly chatty doctor was ranting about how methadone is a racket and they string people along for years instead of titrating them off. He prescribes Suboxone, apparently.
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Everyday I read wikipedia and everyday, I learn something new. Fucking love this free resource
I see the dev don't want recommendation algorithm. All good to avoid the recommendation bubble, but a category/tags might be nice instead of random everything.
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