What makes them think that the library of Alexandria did it any other way? Nerds have existed long before the internet…
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Nerds were invented by Charles Nerd, when in 1948, separated from the Poindexters and the eggheads after disagreement.
You can only call then Nerds if they're from the Nerdeaux region of France. Otherwise they're just sparkling smartasses
umm ackshually this is false, the concept of nerd originates from a viking ship that docked at Lübeck in 873, whereupon the crew got into an extended argument about the precise value of their cargo, leading to the Lübeck merchants exclaiming "Fücking Nörds!" and that quickly caught on and eventually the term started generally referring to anyone that was annoyingly pedantic but technically correct.
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That's literally what the library of Alexandria was all about.
They told all of the nerds that the best nerd paper would get into their nerd building, and nerds traveled there from around the world and dedicated their lives to correcting and one-upping the other nerds.
I love the fallibility of humans and our consistency, it makes me much more comfortable to live in a world that seems comprehensible, because I know underneath all of it are like three dumb existential complacencies that any human part of the species can't deny.
Just ignore the 150M a year they spend managing finances, contributors, tech, moderation, etc. Takes a lot to maintain an accurate library.
i dont think anyone is ignoring that. the meme is talking about how it was built, not how it's currently maintained. it definitely didn't start off spending that much. all that spending is a consequence of it's popularity, not the reason for it.
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150m a year doesn't seem that much, honestly. I know people think "oh, it's just a website" but it takes a lot of work and money in salaries and infrastructure hosting to keep a web application as popular as Wikipedia up and running.
I used to work for them. It was weird and wonderful and I miss it and I don't. Lots of mission driven folks working hard to keep things going getting very little respect. But a lot of respect. But sometimes none.
Iirc a lot of their budget is spent doing charity stuff. Encouraging contributions for tiny languages. Trying not to cave to Russia or the US or France. Trying to make it less of a boys club. Trying to get local organizations going.
I remember once they sent an email that said "if the French government asks you to delete this page please just delete it. It's not worth going to jail. Someone outside of France will revert the delete."
I wasn't qualified for the work. No one was. But it was honest work.
Thank you for your work, though!
Very curious about the page French govt wanted deleted.
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150m a year for one of the most trafficked websites on the internet is a bargin
It's not the real Library at Alexandria until it burns down. Twice.
*enter the jocks
NERDS
You know - the jocks in that film were assholes, but the nerds sexually assaulted people.
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Dammit he correctly used the apostrophe.
Why damn it? That's a good thing.
Nerds needing to correct each other lol
They said it as an interjection, in this case to express astonishment.
Here: it’s nerd’s, not nerds’.
You’re welcome.
"The best way to get a correct answer online is not to post a question. It is to post the wrong answer."
I've done it at times. It works!
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All human advancement was created by nerds. Spears were invented by weaklings too slow to kill with their bare hands. Fire was tamed by the people who were scared of the dark
I think fire was tamed because the food poisoning killed those without it. We are supposed to just sleep at night.
Assuming primitive people would make the connection between gross food and people dying.
https://ebookslib.org/sf/12898-eurema-s-dam.html
Fun little story that makes my point.
I think the post makes a point important in modern capitalism: people will create "value" for free because they can, they care, they want to, it's a challenge. Capital and/or the threat of starvation is not actually always necessary for people to be "productive". Ego, boredom, altruism, adventure, these are also traits of humanity besides survival and greed.
Yes, I do, every time there's seventeen exceptions on a statement that used to be simple. 'This was their last album with this drummer, until he came back, except for this other time, before he left again.' Just rewrite the damn sentence.
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And still, even with a do-over, somehow failed to call it "M'akshually". 🤷🏼♂️
it better not get burned down again
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