"Any system described by a power law [...] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average."

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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

— Jaron Lanier