How much credence should we give to “the wisdom of crowds”?

29/02/2024 52 min
How much credence should we give to “the wisdom of crowds”?

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Ever since Plato, “crowds” have been associated with irrationality, emotivism, conformism, short-term thinking, and herd-like behaviour. But what if it turns out that crowds are collectively more intelligent than their individual members?

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