This comic from xkcd gave me a giggle. It is so true. I love Wikipedia for this…following one branch of interesting info to another, ad nauseum. As a connoisseur of useless facts and a generally curious person, I love being able to plug in any tidbit and follow a whole trail on it. *cue “The More You Know” music*
I’m finding Wikipedia to be a total lifesaver in grad school too. So often in readings and classes people toss out theories and authors that I’m not familiar with. I’d be lost (or should I say, more lost) if I couldn’t Wiki them to get the gist of it.
Well, time to get back to my thesis proposal…maybe I’ll Wiki the philosophy of agency…oh hey cool, Hegel is referenced in this article…hmm, historical materialism….superstructure…..feedback loops……cybernetics………
