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What happens when a community has a critical mass of independent thinkers is that it has a great amount of diversity due to the independent thinking but ALSO can more easily assimilate other diversity.

If I'm a juggling cat trainer I would be killed by the Barbarian Cannibals and ignored by the Wandering Alchemists, but a motley crew of random but independent thinkers can say "I'm sure we can find a use for you."

The group has multiple points of view with which to creatively assimilate the new skills.

Here's something that I think is missed though. To "assimilate" is an act of violence. It rips from one home in order to plant in another. I as a juggling cat trainer may be valuable in some form but I as a schizophrenic pyromaniac won't be accepted.

That is, a group of independent thinkers has a limitation on how independent it can think because it can't assimilate group-destructive thoughts. It's actively allergic to them.

This may be why genius is often considered a lonely thing. Groups just can't think the right thoughts. Groups can ONLY group think. Duh.

(Similarly, having mass study groups to face and meditate on "Existential Loneliness" doesn't make sense either. The existence of the group only holds you back, it doesn't support you.)

The Right to Be Stupid allows me to value my individual take on things to the same degree as someone else. My thoughts should MATTER because there's no way the committee knows about how My House with My Rules works.