# kaal:claim:3782201-028

**Claim.** Path dependencies are a major obstacle to decentralizing institutions and businesses, because humans have psychological inertia and cling to familiar systems, especially those that have given them comfort in the past.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Path dependencies create a major obstacle to decentralizing our institutions and businesses. Humans have psychological inertia, and cling to any familiar system, but especially those that have given them comfort in the past.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Future of Decentralization* (2021), Path dependencies, page 25

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `bedf7bcfbb7a9b0112b5848cb0d941b1d41f330dafeee0143a30ff5e8aa53700` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Future%20of%20Decentralization.pdf

**Failure mode.** path dependency  (family: incumbent-resistance-to-adoption)

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** path-dependency, psychological-inertia, hierarchy, institutional-change

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