[araes]

So, extending that rule (approximately):

All the actual work on Earth is performed by sqrt( 3,630,000,000 )[1] or:

~60,000 workers

[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN

"Based on choosing the current estimates of Labor force, total"

[shagie]

Half of all of the work - not all of all of the work.

[legitster]

You are missing the implication in the equation that smaller projects/teams are more efficient.

[hughesjj]

Gotcha, Singleton sole proprietorships it is. Down with complexity, break up every business! /s

[Dylan16807]

You're making a fine argument against optimizing for one variable. But that doesn't discredit the "law".

[ars]

Is everyone on earth working on the same project?