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Entropy in social groups:
In pseuorandom number generators the output sequence is limited by the seed. If you have insufficient entropy when picking the seed then you land in a narrow band of output sequences.
A homogenous group can quickly reach consensus and is efficient for a given set of tasks but has a very narrow set of possible states (ie. good luck innovating). This is low entropy.
A diverse group has a hard time reaching consensus and can be slow to make progress, but has a much greater capacity to explore outcomes. Higher entropy.
TL;DR - avoid echo chambers.
In pseuorandom number generators the output sequence is limited by the seed. If you have insufficient entropy when picking the seed then you land in a narrow band of output sequences.
A homogenous group can quickly reach consensus and is efficient for a given set of tasks but has a very narrow set of possible states (ie. good luck innovating). This is low entropy.
A diverse group has a hard time reaching consensus and can be slow to make progress, but has a much greater capacity to explore outcomes. Higher entropy.
TL;DR - avoid echo chambers.