Comments on: Collective intelligence is real https://www.isegoria.net/2026/07/collective-intelligence-is-real/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Gaikokumaniakku https://www.isegoria.net/2026/07/collective-intelligence-is-real/comment-page-1/#comment-3762576 Gaikokumaniakku Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:35:41 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54488#comment-3762576 This is why crazy paradigm-breakers have so much potential for improvements to the collective system. Sadly, the rewards usually don’t work out. Crazy, dishonest charlatans are often rewarded, and crazy honest autistic crusaders for truth are usually burned at the stake.

I think it was Colin Wilson who claimed the crucial distinction between real thinkers and followers was that real thinkers were capable of breaking away from socially acceptable paradigms.

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