While most of these are very silly and fun, I have to admit that I do care about some of them.
For example about the legitimacy of the "Nobel Prize in Economics" as a real Nobel Prize.
In the end, the way history gets written is important for the propaganda of the future. And Wikipedia is the primary authority on truth in the current world. Wether we like it or not.
>In the end, the way history gets written is important for the propaganda of the future.
I honestly initially didn't care about the British Isles thing til I saw British people start to presume Irish people were naturally British and then use that exact terminology to justify why UK sovereignty should be extended over the entire island.
Just imagine if Britain was referred to as an "Irish Isle" and you'll start to see the problem in how people start to view the neighbours not as equals but as one belonging to the other.
Actually, I have found that if you point this out to people, for a lot of them it will (rightfully) diminish their trust in the institution of the Nobel Foundation, rather than increase their trust in the Economic Prize.
For example about the legitimacy of the "Nobel Prize in Economics" as a real Nobel Prize.
In the end, the way history gets written is important for the propaganda of the future. And Wikipedia is the primary authority on truth in the current world. Wether we like it or not.