I have a modest amount of pair programming/swarming experience, and there are some lessons I have learned from studying those techniques that seem relevant here:
General cooperation models typically opt for vagueness instead of specificity to broaden the audiences that can make use of them
Complicated/technical problems such as engineering, programming, and rationality tend to require a higher level of quality and efficiency in cooperation than more common problems
Complicated/technical problems also exaggerate the overhead costs of trying to harmonize thought and communication patterns amongst the team(s) due to reduced tolerance of failures
With these in mind, I would posit that a factor worth considering is that the traditional models of collaboration simply don’t meet the quality and cost requirements in their unmodified form. It is quite easy to picture a rationalist determining that the cost of forging new collaboration models isn’t worth the opportunity costs, especially if they aren’t actively on the front lines of some issue they consider Worth It.
I have a modest amount of pair programming/swarming experience, and there are some lessons I have learned from studying those techniques that seem relevant here:
General cooperation models typically opt for vagueness instead of specificity to broaden the audiences that can make use of them
Complicated/technical problems such as engineering, programming, and rationality tend to require a higher level of quality and efficiency in cooperation than more common problems
Complicated/technical problems also exaggerate the overhead costs of trying to harmonize thought and communication patterns amongst the team(s) due to reduced tolerance of failures
With these in mind, I would posit that a factor worth considering is that the traditional models of collaboration simply don’t meet the quality and cost requirements in their unmodified form. It is quite easy to picture a rationalist determining that the cost of forging new collaboration models isn’t worth the opportunity costs, especially if they aren’t actively on the front lines of some issue they consider Worth It.