ors ▁who ▁bear ▁no ▁visible ▁responsibility , ▁ ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁activity ▁might ▁create ▁future ▁total itar ian ▁systems ▁as ▁these ▁are ▁basically ▁ground ed ▁on ▁mis be hav ed ▁collect ives ▁which ▁opp ress ▁individuals . ▁ ▁This ▁critique ▁is ▁further ▁expl ored ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁Radio ▁National ' s ▁The ▁Phil os opher ' s ▁Zone , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁den ature d ▁effect ▁which ▁" rem ov es ▁the ▁sc ent ▁of ▁people ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Lan ier ▁followed ▁up ▁his ▁critique ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁wisdom ▁with ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁Edge ▁titled ▁" B ew are ▁the ▁Online ▁Collect ive ". ▁Lan ier ▁writes : ▁ ▁I ▁wonder ▁if ▁some ▁aspect ▁of ▁human ▁nature ▁evol ved ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁compet ing ▁pack s . ▁We ▁might ▁be ▁gen et ically ▁w ired ▁to ▁be ▁vulner able ▁to ▁the ▁l ure ▁of ▁the ▁mob . ▁... ▁What ' s ▁to ▁stop ▁an ▁online ▁mass ▁of ▁anonymous ▁but ▁connected ▁people ▁from ▁suddenly ▁turning ▁into ▁a ▁mean ▁mob , ▁just ▁like ▁masses ▁of ▁people ▁have ▁time ▁and ▁time ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁every ▁human ▁culture ? ▁It ' s ▁amaz ing ▁that ▁details ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁online ▁software ▁can ▁bring ▁out ▁such ▁varied ▁potential s ▁in ▁human ▁behavior . ▁It ' s ▁time ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁that ▁power ▁on ▁a ▁moral ▁basis . ▁ ▁Lan ier ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁deeper ▁information ▁in