On 01/25/2018 08:42 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: > Apologies for arriving late at the party and then quibbling, but .... I > assume we all agree that not all groups of people with a common set of values > and interests are "mobs".
We can't really agree on that unless we define "mobs" in such a way as to allow persnickety particulars. 8^) Because I don't find anything wrong with groupthink, or mobs, it will be difficult for me to justify those persnickety particulars ... and the round-and-round sophistry we'll have to go through to arrive at them. The truth (as in the eventual consensus after years of haggling) will be "everything in moderation, including moderation". Being trapped by an entraining pattern is good, as long as it's not permanent. -- ☣ uǝlƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
