Mencken on Crowdsourcing

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
— H.L. Mencken

Posted on November 6, 2010 at 21.58 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Common-Place Book

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  1. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Tuesday, 9 November 2010 at 23.17
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    Kind of like my early impression of networked computers, back when neither the hardware nor software was all that reliable: Great way to get X-number of these things to lock up at once, rather than having to run around and do it one at a time.

  2. Written by rightsaidfred
    on Monday, 15 November 2010 at 08.26
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    Yes, but as pathetic beliefs go, it is one of the better examples in the genre.

    What is the track record of appointed experts managing our affairs?

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