The key is not about how many people are guiding the ship, it is about their overall abilities. A BDFL is great if the dictator is competent. A committee is al

The key is not about how many people are guiding the ship, it is about their overall abilities. A BDFL is great if the dictator is competent. A committee is also great if the committee is competent (overall). Most people don't have what it takes to be a BDFL. But a few do. And for those people, the answer is to take good notes and get the hell out of their way.