[extropy-chat] Group mind exploration

[Mike Dougherty]

On 11/28/06, Robert Bradbury <robert.bradbury at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I stress that this is an experiment.  To the best of my knowledge this has
> never been attempted using current era tools in quite this way.  So it
> remains to be seen whether it can be viewed as a fruitful approach.  I am in
> effect attempting to determine whether a random (presumably thoughtful)
> population can vote and vote effectively.
>
> 4. I'm not working for "free", I've already selected the vectors I am
> interested in exploring.  What one is doing is biasing those vectors in line
> with ones personal interests and priorities.  You are in effect "spinning"
> potential future realities (under the gross assumption that if you influence
> what Robert knows you influence what he may influence).  You don't have to
> make an argument or justify a perspective, you simply have to send me a
> book.
>

In the vein of not working for free, what is your reaction to a similar
proposal (a "rider" if you will) to your group-mind experiment that those of
us with little "investment capital" venture 'works in kind' - such that
there be an exchange of information of the type you are effectively
"selling."  One may not have the reputation of Robert Bradbury, but surely
any sufficiently rational mind can distill the relevant bits of useful
information from the vast data streams available.  Would this be a
worthwhile evolution of the premise of the experiment, or does it dilute
your purpose such that it would be better suited to a different experiment
altogether?
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