Audiences Are Really Like Murmurations Of Starlings

Matt Trueman: "A few years ago, I learned how birds fly in flocks. It's a complex science. When they murmur, seemingly so completely in sync, starlings are in fact steering themselves independently: each to its own. There's no leader, no one follows, but the flock falls into line because each bird reacts to those around it. ... If one flinches, those next to it follow suit; climb and the whole flock climbs with you. Every individual impulse ripples through the group and it grows as it goes. Audiences are the same."

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