Why One Person Matters
21 March 2023
Short answer: Because they do, and that’s enough. Long answer: The power in a group lies with the majority. Consider a group of 100 people – 60 is a majority. Within that 60, 35 can dominate the 25. Of 35, 20 could cooperate … and so on. The maths is dull, so I’ll skip some steps – but as the total numbers get smaller, so does the number needed for a majority. Eventually we get
