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December 18, 2012 02:16 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Mic0YeOwcxw/crowds-arent-stupid-crowds.html
Crowds aren't stupid. Crowds aren't smart. Crowds are people.
We have this idea that physical crowds are stupid herds. Give them half a chance, and they'll form a stampeding riot mob driven by emotion. Look at history, though, and you'll see many examples of large groups of people being perfectly well-behaved. In fact, in disaster situations, like on 9/11, crowds can even organize themselves [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Mic0YeOwcxw/crowds-arent-stupid-crowds.html
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