There’s obviously a level of exclusivity that also hurts our problem-solving, as well. At some point a programmer in the Bay Area with $20k/yr of disposable income and 20 hours a week to spare is going to do more than a subsaharan african farmer with $200/yr of disposable income, 6 hours a week of free time, and no internet access.
I don’t see how it would actually hurt our problem-solving, though, if we were to try to solicit input from people who don’t have the leisure time or education to provide it. It would be a phenomenal waste of resources, to be sure, but aside from that I don’t see how it would harm the community.
There’s obviously a level of exclusivity that also hurts our problem-solving, as well. At some point a programmer in the Bay Area with $20k/yr of disposable income and 20 hours a week to spare is going to do more than a subsaharan african farmer with $200/yr of disposable income, 6 hours a week of free time, and no internet access.
I don’t see how it would actually hurt our problem-solving, though, if we were to try to solicit input from people who don’t have the leisure time or education to provide it. It would be a phenomenal waste of resources, to be sure, but aside from that I don’t see how it would harm the community.