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Seth Roberts reports on a brief conversation with Aaron Swartz, a savvy activist (savvtivist?) who is frustrated by Wikipedia's failings. The basic take-away: how impressive, and how useful, would Wikipedia be if it had leadership as far-sighted and competent as that of Craigslist? (Check out this amazing chart.)"}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Personal","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/","slug":"personal"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:16","displayName":"Ross Douthat","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ross-douthat/","biography":{"default":"Ross Douthat is a former contributing editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","slug":"ross-douthat"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2007/09/reihan-whats-good-for-wikipedia-is-good-for-america/54842/","title":"Reihan: What's Good for Wikipedia is Good for America","seoTitle":"Reihan: What's Good for Wikipedia is Good for America","dateModified":"2008-07-25T17:02:50Z","datePublished":"2007-09-28T19:19:38Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Personal","__typename":"Channel","slug":"personal"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"Reihan: What's Good for Wikipedia is Good for America","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/54842/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2007/09/reihan-whats-good-for-wikipedia-is-good-for-america/54842/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"personal","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["Aaron Swartz","savvy activist","Seth Roberts","basic take-away","brief conversation","amazing chart","Craigslist","failings","maxim"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"reihan-whats-good-for-wikipedia-is-good-for-america","grapeshot":{"segments":["gv_safe","gt_positive","gb_safe","pos_bofa-kwlist","pos_lexus_fy23","pos_safe_core","pos_safe_strict","gs_homegarden","gs_homegarden_indoordecor","gt_negative_anger","gt_positive_pleasure","gt_positive_love","gt_positive_surprise","gt_positive_happiness"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}

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