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by sitkack 3388 days ago
A different viewpoint is worth 80 IQ points.
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You mean extra IQ points.
Excellent pedantry.
Given the value of all possible viewpoints, that the expected value of "a different viewpoint" is 80 IQ points (i.e. moronic) is probably wildly optimistic. Most viewpoints aren't helpful.
You indeed can't average a bunch of viewpoints and get anything good out of it. That's why Alan Kay usually has that vector space example where "different viewpoint" means giving yourself a vector out of the existing "plane of viewpoints".
I think averaging over all such vectors out of the usual plane would have similar value.
Not if they're all in the normal direction.
Cutting humor!
Or did he?!