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Andy Chalk

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales blows his top and hits da bricks 45 seconds into an interview, shouting 'It's a stupid question!' as he walks offstage

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Jimmy Wales speaks onstage during the "Building Trust in the Age of Information Overload" panel discussion on day four of SXSW London 2025 at The Truman Brewery on June 05, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for SXSW London).

Wikipedia founder/co-founder Jimmy Wales brooks no shit, and if you have any doubt about that then I invite you to watch his recent interview on German political podcast Jung and Naiv, "the shortest interview" it's ever done.

Things are spicy from the start. After Wales introduces himself as "founder of Wikipedia," host Tilo Jung asks if he's the founder or co-founder. A seemingly harmless question, but Wales doesn't seem interested in taking it on. "I don't care," he says in response. "It's the dumbest question in the world."

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