330:, Matthias Dell described the film as a good overview of the history of the project, trying to "weigh up and objectify" a lot. Otherwise, the film is only vague and works "like an average Knowledge (XXG) entry" according to Dell. For him, the discussion about standards of knowledge production is the strongest point of the film – for instance, how Western standards of knowledge production should apply to parts of the world that are non-Western-influenced and have a stronger oral tradition of knowledge transfer. However, regarding questions like how objective knowledge can be, what the standards for relevance are in a global perspective or what role Knowledge (XXG) could play in the media platform economy, to Dell the film "is not a unique contribution". The general enthusiastic tone left Dell with the impression that it was a "promotional film" for Knowledge (XXG).
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