March 7, 2026 - Reading time: 5 minutes

As of 2026, Wikipedia continues to stand as the largest information resource in the world, built and maintained by volunteers. However, in recent years, it has become increasingly restrictive, with limited community engagement, systemic biases, and the growing influence of administrators exerting tight control over content. This has led many to seek alternative encyclopedic platforms that offer more inclusive and specialized approaches to knowledge-sharing.

Though smaller in scale, these alternative resources often focus on specific areas of expertise and are managed by non-profit organizations or individuals with deep knowledge in particular fields. Many of these platforms implement alternative content publication policies and robust dispute resolution mechanisms, which have become essential as online encyclopedias grow larger and more complex.

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March 1, 2026 - Reading time: 3 minutes

If you are an author, the first impulse after finishing and publishing a book is often to give it a boost through marketing. Since most books are discovered organically by readers, help from a marketing company can seem more than welcome. Of course, that help usually comes at a price.

Once you start searching for ‘book marketing companies’ on Instagram or Facebook, the offers begin almost immediately. You will receive messages from people who confidently assure you that the very first thing you should do is pay thousands of dollars for promotion. This is how Instagram, Facebook, and other modern algorithms work: the more you search, the more similar content is pushed in front of your eyes.

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February 7, 2026 - Reading time: 4 minutes

People understand the world by asking different kinds of questions, such as how things are made, why they exist, and what their original value and purpose might be. These questions can be approached through both science and spirituality, which address different aspects of the same reality.

Science asks how things are made—what mechanisms and laws govern them, and what predictions can be made. It has developed rigorous methods for extracting reliable knowledge about nature.

Yet for us, as humans, there are more questions to ask. In particular: what does it mean to be here? What is our purpose, and what gives things value? We reflect on these questions through inner experience and consciousness. Such questions are addressed through spirituality.

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September 5, 2025 - Reading time: 3 minutes

According to this article, YouTube Stats, there are 114 million active YouTube channels. 321k channels have surpassed the 100k subscribers, according to statistical data. Only 10% of those can be monetized with more than 100$/day (ask ChatGPT for this number - it will pull a few reliable sources).

So, probability for monetization with >100$/day is 0.00028 (or 0.028%), after you created a new channel. This is about a probability to be killed in a city in the US (try to pull the number from the Internet, i.e. - homicide rate).

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July 5, 2025 - Reading time: 3 minutes

In an age where digital knowledge is constantly evolving, Justapedia™ (https://justapedia.org) offers a fresh alternative to traditional collaborative encyclopedias like Wikipedia. While both platforms are rooted in open licensing and community contribution, Justapedia distinguishes itself through editorial independence, dynamic content development, and a commitment to preserving editorial history. Here's a closer look at how Justapedia is carving out its own identity in the world of user-driven knowledge platforms.

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May 13, 2025 - Reading time: 5 minutes

As of 2025, Wikipedia remains the world's largest information resource, maintained by communities of volunteers. In recent years, however, it has become increasingly restrictive, marked by a lack of meaningful community engagement, systemic biases, and tight control by users with administrative privileges.

However, there are also plenty of alternative wiki-style encyclopedias that follow somewhat different publication strategies. Other encyclopedic resources are usually smaller in size, but they are typically focused on specific areas of expertise. These are often managed by non-profit organizations or individuals with significant knowledge in their respective fields. In many cases, they also follow alternative content publication policies and have established dispute resolution mechanisms -both of which have become increasingly important for resources edited by large communities of experts.

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March 17, 2025 - Reading time: 6 minutes

This story was created  for the YouTube Video: Are You Truly Alive if This World is a Simulation?

There has been intense public debate about the nature of reality. Some philosophers, like Nick Bostrom, argue that future civilizations will be capable of running computer simulations in such vast numbers that the probability of us existing within one of these simulated universes is extremely high.

According to this hypothesis, our world is akin to a computer game - a simulation of a reality populated by conscious beings. It operates on a computational system that exists outside our perceived universe. This is not merely an abstract idea; multiple pieces of evidence suggest its plausibility.

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