A funny thing about "hive mind" as a metaphor: An actual hive is a dramatically unequal place, essentially a feudal environment.
@ledbetreuters Should add that I have no expertise on bees at all. Just passing along something I've heard.
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@HeerJeet Me, neither! I've accepted the myth all along. Who wrote the 18th century economic fable? Mandeville? -
@ledbetreuters Yeah, Mandeville. "Fable of the Bees" was a precursor to Smith's "Invisible Hand". Bees produce both honey & metaphors. - Show replies
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