tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post6920841907666805947..comments2024-03-28T07:21:55.375-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Vaya con Dios, Woodpile ReportEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-4669599855032982272014-11-11T12:56:46.225-05:002014-11-11T12:56:46.225-05:00My brother, the fire-fighter, used to think Dad wa...My brother, the fire-fighter, used to think Dad was full of fertilizer when he told us, "Nothing good happens after midnight."<br /><br />It did not take very many years on the force for him to realize that Dad was 100% on the money. The ratio of carnage-to-fun skyrockets after midnight.<br /><br />The same thing can be said about crowds. The ratio between downside-and-upside spikes as the crowd grows.<br /><br />To quote Tom Bernard's dad, the effect of combining half-wits is multiplicative. I.e., two half-wits combined function as a quarter-wit.<br /><br />The other thing about crowds is that people gain anonymity in a crowd and any sense of accountability is diluted. It is easy to act like a savage when part of a crowd.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-87726711108146631232014-11-10T23:08:53.553-05:002014-11-10T23:08:53.553-05:00Heh... Yep, stay away from crowds! GOOD advice!Heh... Yep, stay away from crowds! GOOD advice!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com