How times have changed [was Sr. Developer ]

[Dan Jenkins]

Fred wrote:

>  So, to differ, "organizations" DO exist -- but their efficiency to
>  act is inversely proportional to the number of participants. That is
>  to say, the "collective IQ" of the group, if there is such a thing,
>  will always be *less* than the IQ of individuals. The reason for this
>  is simple: The individuals are *not free* to act as the group can.
>  The group itself is by design forced to act as a unit; therefore it
>  is a node in its own right.

I think Heinlein said that, to calculate the intelligence of a mob, take 
the average IQ of its members and divide by the number of people in the 
mob. So, a mob of 100 people has the IQ of an earthworm.

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