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arrowsmith ◴[] No.42936803[source]
How is this different from Wikipedia’s own “random article” feature?
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guessmyname ◴[] No.42936894[source]
Your question doesn’t quite make sense.

It sounds like you’re suggesting the two web pages are identical, just on different domains, but they’re obviously completely different.

A better way to phrase your question would be: "Why would a TikTok-style (infinite scrolling) website for browsing Wikipedia articles appeal to today’s internet users?"

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pockmarked19 ◴[] No.42937037[source]
> Your question doesn’t quite make sense.

Agreed, yet it is the standard question most people throw out for any unfamiliar idea. God forbid they have to form a single thought to grok something…although more charitably it is a form of “why should I care?”.

Your rephrasing is a bit different, it discards the selfish aspect of the question which I think is not correct.

Funnily though, anyone asking why they should care probably shouldn’t care yet.

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1. pockmarked19 ◴[] No.42939434[source]
Nice to know HNers don’t read past the first word. Can’t say I am surprised.