(social media) 5. In the beginning of the video, Wales talks about the idea of encyclopedias as being
radical. Is Wikipedia radical? Why or why not?

Yes, because it is global, multilingual, free, and can be used for any purpose without copyright issues.

Explanation:

Jimmy Wales explains that, yes, Wikipedia is rather radical when it comes to encyclopedias. Unlike previous examples, like Britannica, Wikipedia strives to give every single person in the world free access to “the sum of all human knowledge.”

Wikipedia is a completely free of charge internet encyclopedia that is entirely composed of volunteers around the world. It is available in so many languages, probably more than the majority of encyclopedias in history. Its goal is to offer everyone free knowledge, even beyond the internet as it follows the free license model – anyone can copy it and redistribute it for any purpose.

This offers many opportunities to people globally as for the first time there is free access to various information on various languages that can be used for all the purposes and means.