Consensus rarely creates truth or progress; it mostly creates more consensus

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“Consensus rarely creates truth or progress; it mostly creates more consensus.”, Michael Herman, December 2025

“While consensus has its place in stabilizing groups, it is structurally inclined to reproduce its own comfort rather than generate new understanding. At its best it harmonizes; at its worst it becomes self-referential, producing only more consensus and very little meaningful discovery.”, Michael Herman, December 2025

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