The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there’s a single numeric average. But if it’s a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that’s crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share. 546
Style used to be an interaction between the human soul and tools that were limiting. In the digital era, it will have to come from the soul alone. 546
What does it mean to not be alone? I’ve approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means. 560