>communication is used to elect a random group member and follow her lead toward the option she would have chosen if alone... in the context of a confusing puzzle where... the majority of individual choices are wrong, this tactic, intuitively adopted by groups, is strictly superior to majority decisions
Humans elect random leaders when the going gets tough?
gsf_emergency_2•7mo ago
Humans elect random leaders when the going gets tough?
Also:
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-impairs-teamwork-individual.ht...
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-s1-5406260/a-surprising-tr...
https://www.innoq.com/en/articles/2025/06/wieviel-denken-ert...