[ExI] Hive Mind: Anyone here read it?

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Oct 25, 2558 BE, at 10:12 AM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Mike Dougherty <msd001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 24, 2015 8:57 PM, "Dan TheBookMan" <danust2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > http://www.amazon.com/Hive-Mind-Your-Nation%C2%92s-Matters/dp/0804785961
>> 
>> I assume that if a hive mind is inevitable then only one person needs to read it for it to become part of the hive.
>> 
>> If a hove mind is not inevitable,  then why would I need to read about the hive mind?
>> 
>> :)
>> 
> In order to help bring it about, or prevent it, or modify the possible conditions under which it might come?  ;) 

None of the above. From the description, it appears to be a metaphor or maybe he's saying we already have something like it. It's supposedly about a nation's average IQ being a more important predictor than individual IQ. Put another way: what he seems to conclude -- I haven't read it -- is that it's better to be in a nation whose average intelligence is high as opposed to having intelligence in a nation whose average intelligence is much lower.

This seems to not be much of a surprise. One can be easily imagine a bunch of people with higher average intelligence would have an overall better multiplier for things like cognitive specialization. Imagine Einstein or a Hawking stuck in a society of unimaginative dolts. But I imagine he puts more into than just a set of cute analogies and humorous anecdotes.

Regards,

Dan
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