Fine line Quote by Rich Jolly

“Surowiecki outlined four conditions that characterized wise crowds: 1. Diversity of opinion 2. Independence 3. Decentralization 4. An aggregation mechanism”

— Rich Jolly

The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb.

— Drew Curtis

Crowds are somewhat like the sphinx of ancient fable: It is necessary to arrive at a solution of the problems offered by their psychology…

— Gustave Le Bon

“The core idea behind the wisdom of crowds effect is that diverse knowledge and expertise is being collected and aggregated. Essentially, it argues that…

— Rich Jolly

“Those who have little in the way of character do all they can to blend into crowds, as those with Integrity stand alone in…

— Bluenscottish

“Such is the psychology of crowds that the majority will follow whoever appeared to be in power...”

— Miklós Bánffy

“Be careful of people who generalize to lure large crowds for ANY reason...”

— Garrett McCoy

“The work of a crowd is always inferior, whatever its nature, to that of an isolated individual.”

— Gustave Le Bon

“A crowd carries the social authority to redefine norms.”

— Jane McGonigal

“The voice of the crowd will never lead the creator to step outside of the crowd's expectations. The crowd will always demand the expected…

— Michael Gungor

“To bring home conviction to crowds it is necessary first of all to thoroughly comprehend the sentiments by which they are animated, to pretend…

— Gustave Le Bon

“Logical minds, accustomed to be convinced by a chain of somewhat close reasoning, cannot avoid having recourse to this mode of persuasion when addressing…

— Gustave Le Bon