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Jaron Lanier

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

Jaron Lanier

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Jaron Lanier is saying that crowds can accurately determine simple, measurable things like prices because the answer can be averaged, but they fail when it comes to complex decisions like design that require judgment and creativity. In those cases, relying on a committee leads to poor results because the process dilutes individual expertise and clear direction.

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