The shared values and core belief systems of members, not formal hierarchy, provide cohesion and longevity in decentralized systems, as with Wikipedia contributors united by a belief that decentralized collaboration produces superior knowledge outputs.
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The values and core belief systems of members provide cohesion and longevity in decentralized systems.
Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Preface to (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782191
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voluntary decentralized communities such as Wikipedia and DAOs
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conditionsupport: argueddecentralization
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