Knowledge is Power! A Case Study

Wow! You earn a very rare TCMTech GA point for that one..

Personally I have equated knowledge to be freedom. The more you know how to do yourself the less you have to depend on others.

That's a good thought tcmtech about personal reliance. There is also a terrible consequence to it as well. With that mindset our ability to produce is limited. The old addage, "if you want it done right you do it yourself" is the mindset of Industrial Age thinking and will keep us from being able to produce so we can reap the rewards we want.

As Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonalds franchising business model said, "none of us are as smart as all of us".

It takes interdependence to accomplish great things. We have a great idea but without the help of others we won't make much impact.

The statement from the OP, "knowledge is power" is not quite correct. It is "knowledge applied is power". To know and not to do is not to know!

You make good points, but my cynical self is compelled to point out that, while none of are as smart as all of us, it is also true that there are times when none of us are as stupid as all of us.

Or, as I like to rephrase the famous saying, "It takes a village to raise a village idiot."

I concur about the chances for misinformation. More often than not though, we have new perspectives on solving problems, on analyzing information etc., with sometimes fresh eyes or past experiences. As it says in the Bible, "there is wisdom in the counsel of many."

Unfortunately in my village competition for the title is apparently extremely fierce.

There, there. I'm sure if you work real hard, you will still have a chance.

But no money!