# kaal:claim:3782192-026

**Claim.** Nothing external can destroy a decentralized organization: such organizations are invincible unless every single member loses adherence to the values that organized it in the first place.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- decentralized organizations whose members retain shared values

**Source quote.**

> What can destroy a decentralized organization? Nothing. Decentralized organiza- tions are invincible unless every single member loses their adherence to the values that organized it in the first place

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Introduction to Decentralization* (2021), Basic idea, page 7

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Introduction to Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782192

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**Topics.** decentralization, institutional-design

**Keywords.** decentralization, resilience, shared-values, organizational-survival

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782220-037
- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782220-001

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