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Good_Burning_Plastic comments on Rationality Quotes Thread August 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 15 August 2015 11:46:55AM 1 point [-]

Have there ever been no problems actually solved by massive, broad-based, spontaneous, decentralized collective action? (I can think of none off the top of my head and I agree it's extremely unlikely to happen, but have there even been coutnterexamples?)

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 22 August 2015 09:49:53AM *  2 points [-]

If the words are interpreted broadly enough then the non-existence of a free online encyclopedia is an example of a problem that was solved in such a way.