# kaal:claim:3782198-002

**Claim.** Rapid movement of edge knowledge into the mainstream via social media is not costless: it can dissolve existing societal consensus, social cohesion among established groups, and order in the process.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** asserted

**Source quote.**

> Similarly, knowledge and views from the edges of society can be moved into societal mainstream very quickly via social media. This transfer can remove existing societal consensus, social cohesion among established groups, and order in the process.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Contemporary Decentralization* (2021), From Social Media to Decentralized Coordination, page 5

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `e7e1378e3eed06cace6534e7792a7307d607d18bc6beb4ac45896476280728e4` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Contemporary%20Decentralization.pdf

**Failure mode.** consensus-erosion-from-edge-amplification  (family: collective-action-and-coordination-failure)

**Topics.** decentralization

**Keywords.** social-media, social-cohesion, decentralization, societal-change

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