- That's exactly why they're doing this. People, information, and ideas they can't control are a direct threat to their power. Wikipedia, while imperfect, is a widely available information source. They want to abolish that and replace it with something they entirely manufacture.
- Rich people are trying desperately to replace Wikipedia to gain greater control over the global information landscape? I guess people with access to information they can't control must somehow be a threat to them, and Elon in particular - he's been obsessing pretty hard over it for some time.