Why should we help those we compete with? Because we want to live in a resilient society and have a thriving economy.

Harold Jarche does not want to live in a ""stupid society"".

If a healthy democracy is dependent on psychologically healthy citizens, then in a networked society one of the obvious strategies for good leaders is to help make the network smarter, more resilient, and able to make better decisions.

Workplace collaboration consultant, Harold Jarche, made the point eloquently in a blog post this week. ""Making our networks stupid drags us all down a slippery slope,"" he said. ""Today, while politicians and pundits spread disinformation and conspiracy theories about climate change and hurricanes, people (died) in Florida as a result of Hurricane Milton.

""I do not want to live in a stupid society but it seems this may become the new normal. If stupidity is natural then those with the privilege of leadership must step up. Cooperation is the imperative to work against the influence of propaganda, now fueled by generative AI. Cooperation is giving freely of what good knowledge and experience we have and not expecting anything in return. Misinformation is often free while solid science is frequently hidden behind a paywall. Making the network smarter is not just sharing facts. We need more powerful narratives. As I noted in constant doubt and outrage, medical researchers Kathryn Perera et al., advised to, 'never bring a fact to a narrative fight'”.

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