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1. thauma+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-04 22:50:50
The existence of secondary sources doesn't reduce the need for primary sources. Before something can be published everywhere, it has to be published somewhere.
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2. throwa+K3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:11:33
>>thauma+(OP)
Not if everything is made up on the spot for clicks and views, which is where we're heading.
3. themaf+F5[view] [source] 2026-02-04 23:22:30
>>thauma+(OP)
The CIA was a secondary source. This bulk of this material is all drawn from other publications. Which you can now access in ways you could not before.
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4. anigbr+x8[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 23:40:42
>>themaf+F5
We get it, you can't see any utility in having this information aggregated anywhere in a consistent format.
5. arrows+4l[view] [source] 2026-02-05 01:13:32
>>thauma+(OP)
The CIA World Factbook is a tertiary source.
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6. hulitu+bX[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-05 07:16:06
>>arrows+4l
But treated by Wikipedia as _the_ primary source. /s
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