Article is from WeChat public account: Earth People Research Report (ID: diqiuren005) , author: alien aunt, from the title figure: Figure worm
They seem to be serious.
I found a pretty website called WikiHow a while ago.
This website, how to say it, is weird.
On the homepage, WikiHow proudly states that this is “the most trusted” how to “site on the entire web.” The Chinese version is even more powerful: “We want to help everyone on the planet learn to do anything.”
To put it bluntly, this is a kind of website that contains all kinds of small life knowledge. It is a bit similar to the online version of the reference book “How to Do 100,000” that was popular for a while.
But there are more than 100,000 “how to do” on WikiHow. This site says that it wants you to learn to “do anything” is really “anything”.
With the guidance of experts, tonsil stones are no longer terrible.
WikiHow seems serious.
For example, when you watched “Harry Potter” from a young age, you were deeply attracted by the magic world and gave birth to the idea of studying and living in Hogwarts. Maybe everyone around you thinks you are extremely childish. But on WikiHow, you will find that someone has already prepared a guide for you, and tells you that this guide is not the kind of deceiving thing that teaches you how to cosplay Harry Potter, but allows you to You become the real thing of a flying magician.
The first step of the guide is closely related to the theme: throw away all the clothes you use for role-playing. The power of magic does not come from your outfits. Shouting “Feather Gadim Leviosa” in jeans is the most beautiful fashion this year.
At the same time, magicians must not only learn magic, but also learn the knowledge of modern society, and maintain a strong physique through swimming and fitness.
Just when you thought it was a chicken soup that used the banner of “becoming a magician” to seduce the middle and young people to reintegrate into society, the style of painting suddenly changed and became very serious:
Of course, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. This guide does not forget to teach young wizards: Don’t be seduced by shortcuts on the road to chasing power. Every gift of destiny has long been secretly priced.
This guide is divided into four major sections and 20 small chapters, detailing all aspects of the magician. Coupled with exquisite illustrations and elaborate typography, after reading it, I have to sincerely believe: As long as I follow this guide, I will definitely become an excellent magician and become a caliph Special partners.
“How to become a magician” is just the tip of the iceberg in WikiHow’s vast knowledge base. On this website, there are really only questions you can’t think of, without doubts that it can’t answer.
Efforts from difficult emotions:
Individual life issues in all aspects ::
If things do n’t go well, life is in a desperate situation, and nothing can be done, WikiHow will also figure out a way out for you:
Is the “11-step guide for hairpin skid locks” and the “9-step guide for paperclip skid locks” really necessary?
I did some simple surveys, and after communicating with my friends, I found that the knowledge search for practical and common sense in life is now basically occupied by WikiHow. From this perspective, Google’s algorithm has been completely held by WikiHow, and the search engine has become a cut-off for web users to go directly to WikiHow.
If the content on WikiHow is indeed the hard work of the author, but in fact, it is copied from various reliable or unreliable websites. There is a “reference list” fakely under each WikiHow entry. If you follow these links, you will find that these “references” may provide more than just “references.” As for whether this kind of “reference” has been approved by the original author, I can only ask WikiHow myself.
Is this picture familiar from a page found from a “Reference” link on WikiHow? At present, this picture has been replaced, but who knows where the newly changed picture was taken from?
Under the dual role of playing netizens and well-designed “Search Engine Optimization Content”, WikiHow’s popularity has risen all the way. Founder Jack Henrik has made a lot of money, and even has become this type of advertising. The hero of the website entrepreneur as a source of income.
Jack Henrik is in an interview
Leaving aside the moral taint of WikiHow, this site does have its usefulness. At least when it comes time to change the light bulb, the guide on WikiHow didn’t break the hot and neutral wires, which saved me a little life. In addition, when I was thinking about raising a dog, an experienced friend also recommended a dog walking manual on WikiHow, saying that this stuff is much more detailed than various domestic guides, and it is highly recommended for novices to refer to.
itsActually those funny emotional guides, if you think about it from another angle, there is some value in existence. Netizens who have been surfing all the year know that there is a book called “How to Conquer Beautiful Girls”. Many people have heard of this book, and few people have seen it. Most people have just seen a cover picture, and Haha passed by.
Although everyone thinks this book is a bit absurd, there is one problem that can’t be avoided:
In this world, no one is born with laces, and no one is born with complex interpersonal relationships. When family and social education are absent, anxiety about life can lead people astray.
This is a video clip that teaches a boy to face adolescence. The United States was very popular to play this educational video in schools after World War II, but its effect was very limited.
It ’s ridiculous to learn “how to be a junior” on WikiHow, but there are a lot of similar trainings on “fishing for golden turtles” and “PUA”. Perhaps WikiHow’s research on “how to make money fast” is a waste of time, but compared with those successful studies that take time and money, WikiHow at least saves you money.
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It’s useless anyway, don’t be so embarrassed as you can see the free and cheerful
But then again, WikiHow’s unethical website can achieve this traffic, which is still scary. In the worst case scenario, if someone wants to contribute to distort the neutrality and objectivity of a piece of content, will WikiHow refuse? When these distorted content is mixed with ordinary practical content, can ordinary WikiHow users really recognize the trap?
Will such content become one day ads that trick users into visiting fake medical institutions?
At present, the development momentum of WikiHow has not weakened. This website is simple, clean and sometimes quite useful. To be honest, in such a fast-paced world, the right answer at hand is always more important than the moral worry of emptiness.
Although I don’t like WikiHow, I feel that as long as someone can’t remember how to pee into the bottle, this website will continue to flourish.
* This article is reproduced from the WeChat public account “Earth People Research Reports” , Alien Aunt will tell you about the deceiving humans and strange science on earth.
Article is from WeChat public account: Earth People Research Report (ID: diqiuren005) author: alien aunt