Comments on: Andy Rutledge thinks you’re a moron http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: richardbrenkley http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/comment-page-1/#comment-375061 richardbrenkley Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:47:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/#comment-375061 Sounds like Andy Rutledge thinks he's beyond everyone else. What a shock he's gonna have when he wakes up and realizes he's just as much part of the crowd as everyone else is. Nice effort in trying to set yourself apart Andy, but crowds are ultimately made up of individuals too. Sounds like Andy Rutledge thinks he's beyond everyone else. What a shock he's gonna have when he wakes up and realizes he's just as much part of the crowd as everyone else is. Nice effort in trying to set yourself apart Andy, but crowds are ultimately made up of individuals too.

]]> By: richardbrenkley http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/comment-page-1/#comment-373461 richardbrenkley Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:47:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/#comment-373461 Sounds like Andy Rutledge thinks he's beyond everyone else. What a shock he's gonna have when he wakes up and realizes he's just as much part of the crowd as everyone else is. Nice effort in trying to set yourself apart Andy, but crowds are ultimately made up of individuals too. Sounds like Andy Rutledge thinks he's beyond everyone else. What a shock he's gonna have when he wakes up and realizes he's just as much part of the crowd as everyone else is. Nice effort in trying to set yourself apart Andy, but crowds are ultimately made up of individuals too.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/comment-page-1/#comment-343757 Patrick Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:14:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/#comment-343757 This is an old post, but I figured I'd add what I could.<br><br>It's also really easy to attack him for pushing the discredited "great man" hypothesis -- that there are individuals out there who create works of genius in isolation -- ignoring the fact that these works are the culmination of countless conversations, arguments, and myriad other social interactions with the minds of others that the so-called "geniuses" had.<br><br>Once you understand the true pedigree of brilliant ideas, "Web 2.0" does nothing if not enhance the probability of instances of brilliance. This is an old post, but I figured I'd add what I could.

It's also really easy to attack him for pushing the discredited “great man” hypothesis — that there are individuals out there who create works of genius in isolation — ignoring the fact that these works are the culmination of countless conversations, arguments, and myriad other social interactions with the minds of others that the so-called “geniuses” had.

Once you understand the true pedigree of brilliant ideas, “Web 2.0″ does nothing if not enhance the probability of instances of brilliance.

]]> By: mathewingram.com/media » Digg — worthless, or just misunderstood? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/comment-page-1/#comment-99277 mathewingram.com/media » Digg — worthless, or just misunderstood? Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:48:36 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/#comment-99277 [...] Jason says that the Digg community is “rotting from the inside out,” and that “the sheer level of superiority, sarcasm, and general negativity is overwhelming.” As with many other critics of the Digg model, or social media in general — including Nick Carr and Andrew Keen, as well as newcomers Andy Rutledge, who I’ve written about here, and Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal, who I’ve written about here — the argument is that the wisdom of crowds doesn’t exist. The problem with the whole concept of taking advantage of the “wisdom of crowds” is that crowds have no wisdom. Microsoft Windows is an example of an operating system written using the wisdom of crowds… and don’t get me started on the majority of large open-source efforts. [...] [...] Jason says that the Digg community is “rotting from the inside out,” and that “the sheer level of superiority, sarcasm, and general negativity is overwhelming.” As with many other critics of the Digg model, or social media in general — including Nick Carr and Andrew Keen, as well as newcomers Andy Rutledge, who I’ve written about here, and Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal, who I’ve written about here — the argument is that the wisdom of crowds doesn’t exist. The problem with the whole concept of taking advantage of the “wisdom of crowds” is that crowds have no wisdom. Microsoft Windows is an example of an operating system written using the wisdom of crowds… and don’t get me started on the majority of large open-source efforts. [...]

]]> By: Digg — worthless, or just misunderstood? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/comment-page-1/#comment-99260 Digg — worthless, or just misunderstood? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:09:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/29/andy-rutledge-thinks-youre-a-moron/#comment-99260 [...] Jason says that the Digg community is “rotting from the inside out,” and that “the sheer level of superiority, sarcasm, and general negativity is overwhelming.” As with many other critics of the Digg model, or social media in general — including Nick Carr and Andrew Keen, as well as newcomers Andy Rutledge, who I’ve written about here, and Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal, who I’ve written about here — the argument is that the wisdom of crowds doesn’t exist. The problem with the whole concept of taking advantage of the “wisdom of crowds” is that crowds have no wisdom. Microsoft Windows is an example of an operating system written using the wisdom of crowds… and don’t get me started on the majority of large open-source efforts. [...] [...] Jason says that the Digg community is “rotting from the inside out,” and that “the sheer level of superiority, sarcasm, and general negativity is overwhelming.” As with many other critics of the Digg model, or social media in general — including Nick Carr and Andrew Keen, as well as newcomers Andy Rutledge, who I’ve written about here, and Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal, who I’ve written about here — the argument is that the wisdom of crowds doesn’t exist. The problem with the whole concept of taking advantage of the “wisdom of crowds” is that crowds have no wisdom. Microsoft Windows is an example of an operating system written using the wisdom of crowds… and don’t get me started on the majority of large open-source efforts. [...]

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