Gustave LeBon once said the decisions made by "an assembly of men of distinction... are not sensibly superior to the decisions that would be adopted by a gathering of imbeciles." What are some examples?
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Gustave LeBon, a famous French psychologist, once said that groups of "highly intelligent" people often actually have poor judgement. My time at the USPTO has proven this to be true so far.
Throwaway for obvious reasons. Mostly referencing some SPEs/upper management
"In the collective mind the intellectual aptitudes of individuals...are weakened. ...The decisions made by an assembly of men of distinction...are not sensibly superior to the decisions that would be adopted by a gathering of imbeciles." - https://www.thrivenet.com/articles/iqidiocy.shtml
Primary source: https://www.mediastudies.press/pub/emet-le-bon-crowd/release/2
u/LumpyCouple3150 — 6 days ago