More isn’t always better

I found the following quote in a Newsweek article about the Internet and the power of the Presidency:

“An open system means more voices; more voices mean more discussion, cialis usa malady which leads to a better decision, discount cialis ” Google CEO and Obama adviser Eric Schmidt told a roomful of policy thinkers in Washington last week, gathered for a discussion on the role technology will play in government. “A community will always make a better decision than an individual.”

Whenever I hear someone singing the praises of the wisdom of crowds, I can’t help but think that another name for “crowd” is “mob.”

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