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Anthropologist Joseph Henrik has a theory about H.Sapiens vs Neanderthal using a Copycat vs Genius metaphor explained in the book Humankind [1] Copycats are 10
by jimmySixDOF 6y ago
Anthropologist Joseph Henrik has a theory about H.Sapiens vs Neanderthal using a Copycat vs Genius metaphor explained in the book Humankind [1]
Copycats are 10x more social
Geniuses are 100x more inventive
1 in a 1000 Copycats will invent a new fishing rod but will share this knowledge with 10 others
1 in 10 Geniuses will invent the new rod and only teach to 1 other
Given a 50% sucess rate for learning:
A max of 1 in 5 Geniuses will ever have the new Fishing Rod knowledge in a population (50% invented and 50% learned)
Copycats will get to 99.9%
[1] Humankind: A Hopeful History https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52879286-humankind https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52879286-humankind
also
[2]https://aeon.co/essays/forget-the-lone-genius-it-s-copycats-who-drive-progress https://aeon.co/essays/forget-the-lone-genius-it-s-copycats-...