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This old blog post argues that wisdom of crowds works well for estimating facts, but poorly for creative thinking, even so far as to say: "Votes become vetoes".
by b0rsuk 9y ago
This old blog post argues that wisdom of crowds works well for estimating facts, but poorly for creative thinking, even so far as to say: "Votes become vetoes". Because people don't choose what they like the most, they choose against thing they like the least.
"Ignoring the wisdom of crowds"
https://blog.asmartbear.com/ignoring-the-wisdom-of-crowds.html https://blog.asmartbear.com/ignoring-the-wisdom-of-crowds.ht...
- api 9y agoChoosing against is how I've voted in every presidential election. I have never really felt good about a candidate, only that they were less bad than the other. E.g. I voted Clinton even though I can't stand a lot of her policies because I thought Trump was worse. Vote as veto.