Comments on: Inverse Weathervanes https://www.isegoria.net/2015/06/inverse-weathervanes/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 12 May 2026 23:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bill https://www.isegoria.net/2015/06/inverse-weathervanes/comment-page-1/#comment-2326029 Bill Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:46:48 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=38313#comment-2326029 Gary Shockley’s 1984 science fiction short story “The Coming of the Goonga” introduces the concept of a ‘zero-master’. A zero-master is smart, opinionated, articulate and charismatic — a natural leader, he invariably attracts many followers. His other salient characteristic is that he is exactly 180 degrees wrong — the opposite of what he believes or predicts is true.

So, identifying a zero-master is extremely valuable.

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