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I thought: A group working together poorly isn't smarter than the smartest person in that group.

But it's worse, A group working together poorly isn't smarter than the fastest participant in the group.

That's a fascinatingly obvious idea and I'd like to see data that supports it. I assume there must be some.

I understand but the bug is closed now.

anybody who's ever tried to play bar trivia with a team should recognize this

What do you mean? You can protest against bad but fast answers and check another box with the pen.

Being timid in bar trivia is the same as being wrong.