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pjc50today at 6:43 AM1 replyview on HN

Everyone's contribution is insignificant, and yet it all adds up.

This is rather like saying the average player in a football match scores 0 goals, therefore 0 goals were scored.


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layer8today at 9:25 AM

No, it’s like saying how many goals you personally score is insignificant for how many goals are scored in total in football matches worldwide.

It’s like Down’s paradox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting). Being a paradox doesn’t make it untrue.