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Manhattan Project: Exclude the 20th Smartest Person
Like a Manhattan Project that puts only a small number of the smartest people in a room, you exclude the 20th smartest person because that person degrades the productivity of the other smart people—illustrating that adding anyone less able imposes a relative externality on the most able.
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Garett JonesEvidence Quote
“When people talk about a Manhattan project they're talking about putting a small number of the smartest people in a room. And part of the reason you don't want the 20th smartest person in the room is because that person's gonna ruin stuff for the other smart people.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:31:19 AM
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