> I think Internet's collective intelligence could be higher than that of any person on a well defined task. Well, maybe - but as long as it is led by people w

> I think Internet's collective intelligence could be higher than that of any person on a well defined task. Well, maybe - but as long as it is led by people who know the political circumstances and are willing to dig deeper. For comparison, there was a Post-WW1 Middle-East map, which took into cultures and ethnicities. It took a lot of work to interview communities: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/the-middle-east-that-might-have-been/385410/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/th... And? It was entirely ignored. Not for another meritocratic approach. Instead - with the "cutting pies" approach, where the great powers divided the territory among themselves.