NotThatMadisonPaige t1_ixfk0ua wrote on November 23, 2022 at 1:39 AM

Reply to comment by txipper in Sheep flocks operate as a type of ‘collective intelligence’ and elect temporary leaders to guide them while moving. The fluidity of this process is extremely surprising. by nimobo

I think it’s possible but we need to scale down significantly. Humans are capable of this. We’ve done it in the distant past (and still in some places today). Building trust amongst a smallish group (say 15-25 people) would (and could) change everything.

txipper t1_ixgbfuu wrote on November 23, 2022 at 5:43 AM

Yes, but for that to work, considering that we now have 8 billion people, we’re going to need a bigger boat.