It's interesting to me that so much of the tech criticism I see are directed toward Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc - "the big platforms" but not toward Wikipedia. I understand that there are * major * governance differences between these, but...

... somehow I find myself * feeling * equally powerless over Wikipedia policies? This might be a feeling and not a fact (I'm actually unsure about this given my actual education/background, job prospects, social circles, ability to "advance" as WP contributor).

I can't help but wonder if Wikipedia should exist in the form that it does (what if it was more decentralized?) and if bits of it should exist at all (e.g. I'm not sure if I would want a WP page about me while I'm still alive, even if I understand why these pages and the policies

around these pages exist). Part of me knows that I'm questioning these things because there is a gap between what Wikipedia is and what it strives to be (e.g. less sexist), but isn't that the same problem with the "big platforms?" What YouTube is and what it strives to be...

... are often the same thing, but when those things don't match up, the fallout is * very * bad.

Thoughts?

@EthanZ I'm currently writing you an email and it reminded me to tag you in this thread. I would be interested in your thoughts on this at some point in time!!