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So, extending that rule (approximately):

All the actual work on Earth is performed by sqrt( 3,630,000,000 )[1] or:

~60,000 workers

[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN

"Based on choosing the current estimates of Labor force, total"



Half of all of the work - not all of all of the work.


You are missing the implication in the equation that smaller projects/teams are more efficient.


Gotcha, Singleton sole proprietorships it is. Down with complexity, break up every business! /s


You're making a fine argument against optimizing for one variable. But that doesn't discredit the "law".


Is everyone on earth working on the same project?




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