Re: 2015
- From: Joe Strout <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:39:30 -0600
In article <aranders-E3AA10.22523927092007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alan Anderson <aranders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Jonathan" <write@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Soon, the collective weight and intelligence of the masses
will decide on all matters of importance, and in real time.
That's a depressingly pessimistic prediction. "Collective intelligence"
is amazingly low
Not always; it depends on how it's organized. See
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385721706/> for example.
and "the masses" tend to consider celebrity and
entertainment to be important.
Well, true. Not sure what can be done about that.
Best,
- Joe
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