Comments on Destructive Distillation: Deconstructing Crowds

Nice :) Is the whole a sum of its constituents is ...

2010-02-16T00:45:24.152+05:30

Nice :) Is the whole a sum of its constituents is the question. Clearly not.

What do you think of anarchy to remedy the problem you have stated? Feasible?

Peace!

ps: might want to change the font, too small i felt.

@Phani We have to work at this. We will get there ...

2010-01-01T22:05:24.915+05:30

@Phani
We have to work at this. We will get there instinctively

@Nalini
Yes you are absolutely right about the consequences part but that is only when crowds arent tackled properly. It is easier to round them off if you are brutal.
My whole point is they arent driven by thought! see :"Perfectly sane, well motivated individuals have become impetuous sheep."

Had been wanting to read this particular piece to ...

2010-01-01T21:47:43.070+05:30

Had been wanting to read this particular piece to see how far you'd go in your deconstruction. My opinion- crowds aren;t driven by thought like you said. They are driven by instincts. Your conscience doesn't police your thoughts because as one in a crowd, the consequences are often few.

The world would have been a lot better place to li...

2009-12-27T23:47:31.958+05:30

The world would have been a lot better place to live if only this constructiveness is followed. What's pitiful is, often, even the so called well constructed minds(educated) too do not get this right.