Comments on: Mob Intelligence http://www.davidjmiller.org/2007/mob-intelligence/ Recording Bits and Pieces of Heaven in Theory and Practice Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2007/mob-intelligence/comment-page-1/#comment-533 David Tue, 22 May 2007 03:43:26 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/mob-intelligence/#comment-533 Hyrum, I like that definition of "mob." I certainly can't think of a more accurate one. And thanks for that link. Aside from the fact that we know which one more people would believe, I would love to put that up right next to <span class="title">An Inconvenient Truth</span> and let people really think about what they are being fed. Hyrum,

I like that definition of “mob.” I certainly can’t think of a more accurate one.

And thanks for that link. Aside from the fact that we know which one more people would believe, I would love to put that up right next to An Inconvenient Truth and let people really think about what they are being fed.

]]> By: Hyrum http://www.davidjmiller.org/2007/mob-intelligence/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Hyrum Tue, 22 May 2007 01:40:29 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/mob-intelligence/#comment-531 I've been thinking about this too recently. (Although, unfortunately, not in a Pratchett sense. :-)) It seems to me that those who would have us jump on a bandwagon without careful consideration of all the facts available would constitute a mob. I arrived at this thought after reading some of Micheal Crichton's non-fiction work. For context, see 'aliens cause global warming' at http://www.crichton-official.com/speeches/speeches_quote04.html. (No, he doesn't really believe that - but the title gets your attention, no?) Hyrum I’ve been thinking about this too recently. (Although, unfortunately, not in a Pratchett sense. :-) ) It seems to me that those who would have us jump on a bandwagon without careful consideration of all the facts available would constitute a mob. I arrived at this thought after reading some of Micheal Crichton’s non-fiction work. For context, see ‘aliens cause global warming’ at http://www.crichton-official.com/speeches/speeches_quote04.html. (No, he doesn’t really believe that – but the title gets your attention, no?)

Hyrum

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