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This problem, and distribution of talent, reminds me a little of Sturgeon's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St
by Dig1t 5y ago
This problem, and distribution of talent, reminds me a little of Sturgeon's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law)
Despite the somewhat unkind analogy, the distributions kind of line up and it makes sense to me why the top 10% of workers on platforms like Outschool or whatever earn significantly more. In many cases in life there is a group of people/things/songs/movies etc. that are significantly better than the rest in their respective category (usually about 10%), and the rest fall into a category of their own. idk, this is entirely intuitive, but I'd say it makes sense to me that people, and their ability to do some task well, would follow the same distribution.
- hatmatrix 5y agoInteresting corollary to Sturgeon's Law is the observation that the top 10% of workers in a company or society generate a disproportionate amount of productivity - as you mention - and it seems that maybe the internet allows clients and employers to find or connect with them more efficiently.