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       2025-09-06T15:20:02Z
       
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       "Wikipedia doesn't say 'It is a true fact that Cory Doctorow is 54 years old.' It says that a website called Writers Write published the assertion that my birthday is July 17, 1971. There's no ready way for you to verify my birthday, but anyone can verify that Writers Write published this and claimed it was true. Unless, of course, you are my mother, who does read this blog. Hi, Mom!": Why Wikipedia works (05 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/be-the-first-person/#to-not-do-something-that-no-one-else-has-ever-thought-of-not-doing-before