The authors accept Brafman and Beckstrom's thesis that the best way to convert a decentralized organization into a centralized one is to introduce the profit motive, since money supplies a focal point for internal competition.
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The thesis of The Starfish and the Spider is that the best way to convert a decentral- ized organization to a centralized organization is to introduce the profit motive.
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Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021), The Apaches vs. Bitcoin, p. 22 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193 · source PDF
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decentralized organizations in which profits become available to members
extended_bykaal:claim:3782205-013 Once the equalizing ideal that moderates a decentralized organization is lost, competition generated by the pr...
extended_bykaal:claim:3782214-018 Internal competition for profit creates a natural tendency to centralize power as members differentiate themse...
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