Another name for a game in which everybody loses is a Greek Tragedy.

What we learn from Drama Theory is that an enemy is someone whose backstory we have not yet learned.

It's something of a challenge to transform a Greek Tragedy into a Romantic Comic Opera.

There is a notion (from the Peacemaking Literature) to this effect: If you want Peace, work for Justice.

To which I say: If you want Justice, work for Mirth.

"masses of powerless people working for free while a tiny, tiny, elite..." as if any industry that came before was any better?

Seth, when you write "while a tiny, tiny, elite makes out like bandits", in what way, specifically, is this elite group making out? Are they somehow making money from their elite status?

My understanding is that Wikipedia is a non-profit, and it doesn't have a revenue model (at least as of yet). So in what way are this small group of people reaping rewards from the effort of thousands of others?

Moulton: "Hubris" is definitely a factor.

Peter Davis: This is why there are things like "unions" and "labor protection laws". The intense practical hostility to such ideas, among A-listers, tells us something very important about which interests they serve.

Danny Howard: Jimmy Wales's affinity for the high life is not in dispute. He hasn't been very successful in personally monetizing Wikipedia, but e.g. see articles like
With Wikia, a Wikipedia founder looks to strike it rich