# kaal:claim:3782193-014

**Claim.** An ideal DAO with open membership for anonymous members from any culture can maintain harmony only if its members share a transcendental value, work toward a common purpose even if that purpose is simply profit, and share fairly in the spoils of the work.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- DAOs with open, anonymous, cross-cultural membership

**Source quote.**

> An ideal DAO has an open membership policy for any anonymous person from any culture on the planet. How can they maintain harmony? They must share a tran- scendental value, work toward a common purpose (even if it's simply profit), and share fairly in the spoils of the work.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization* (2021), Prehistory of information technology, page 7

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193

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**Topics.** dao, governance-design, blockchain

**Keywords.** dao, governance-design, transcendental-values, blockchain, fair-distribution

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