It is true that Wikipedians have, in general, more knowledge than the average person. However, Wikipedians have invested significant time and effort into accquiring[sic] this knowledge, and their efforts should not be dismissed as simply coming to them automatically from being in a position of privilege.

I’m actually really smart and not just because I apparently was born into wealth

The use of the term knowledge elite[sic - they literally bold it] implies that we are hoarding our knowledge, and the tools we use to create it, from the masses. We are doing the opposite. Most people are just not interested. It is a sheltered perspective to think that the average disenfranchised struggling person in poverty has any desire to edit Wikipedia.

Nobody’s calling you the fucking knowledge elite my friend. I wish my imaginary enemies were this complimentary of me (EDIT: I stand corrected, this is in fact a response to another essay that does refer to all wikipedia editors as the actual KNOWLEDGE ELITE. I guess all of wikipedia is one big )

We do not owe anybody corrective action. Many of us do not consider ourselves global citizens and do not feel obligated to act as such.

“I’m not obligated to help anyone” get in the pit