This is a good post, but I'm pretty sure most barbarians are illiterate. Not to underestimate them or anything, but i think this message will be best heard in a pop-up book.
Seeing Tori Amos on Sunday, and took Monday off, super stoked! Haven't seen her in ages and she is one of my earliest muses, so I know it will be a magical evening!
All of these internet corporations really thought they were institutions that could not be rattled. They forget that in the grand scheme of things they have been around for no time at all and consumers will be happy to move to whatever comes along next.
This is a bad take to me. Them having a surplus of money is good. We want them to be operating as strongly as possible. Is it shitty to use an appeal to emotion like that? Absolutely. However, that shouldn't mean we all stop donating to them. For some people, the shitty appeal to emotion doesn't outweigh the importance of what wikipedia provides. Don't donate if you don't have it, but if someone still sees the value in what they do and it is easy for them to donate then they should do so. Personally, I put my money elsewhere, but discouraging people from donating at all is a weird stance to take.
I taught for years and definitely noticed this. It's not every kid, but the ones that are addicted are truly addicted. They look at their device obsessively. I'm glad in the last 5 years or so it's beginning to be taken more seriously as something that should be addressed and combated.