# kaal:claim:3406323-010

**Claim.** In decentralized systems profit generation rests less on capitalistic economies of scale and more on open source volunteer contributions and greater good perspectives, with profits arising only if and when the solutions become mainstream.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- emerging decentralized solutions for commerce and society

**Source quote.**

> The profit generation is less based on capitalistic notions of economies of scale but rather revolves around notions of open source volunteer contributions and greater good perspectives for society.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization - A Primer on the New Economy* (2019), III. Transcending Capitalism and Socialism, page 8

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization - A Primer on the New Economy (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3406323

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**Topics.** open-source-and-code, risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** open-source, volunteer-contribution, profit-generation, incentive-design

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