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On... the Wisdom of Crowds

My son had an event at School that celebrates Mental Health Awareness. According to the School Newsletter that we received, the children were supposed to wear their School Uniform ( white shirt ), with a green item as an accessory on Friday. For context, he usually wears his Sports Uniform ( yellow T-shirt ) to school on Fridays. That Friday, I put him on his school uniform instead of his sports uniform, feeling proud that I was a responsible parent - Having read his School Newsletter ( I'm usually too lazy to read it ) and also remembered the instruction that was given on the Newsletter. When we arrived at school, we were met with a surprise. As we were driving into the parking lot, my son saw his classmate walking pass in the distance, and she was wearing her Sports Uniform! My sons first reaction was that we had made a mistake. He was supposed to wear his Sports Uniform as usual and not his School Uniform. He did not want to bring along the green accessory that he had prepared a...