# kaal:claim:3782205-037

**Claim.** DAOs derive their unity from ideals and aspirations that lie beyond their protocols, making strong unifying transcendental values the most important requirement for long-term coherence and stability.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- long-term survival of decentralized institutions

**Source quote.**

> DAOs derive unity from their ideals, their common goals and aspirations beyond the protocols. This final requirement is the most important for long-term stability, and will require eternal reevaluation. Decentralized institutions require strong unifying values to remain coherent.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Eight Institutions for the Evolution of Decentralization* (2021), Chapter 9. Eight institutions, page 5

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Eight Institutions for the Evolution of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782205

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**Topics.** dao

**Keywords.** transcendental-values, daos, long-term-stability, coherence, ideals

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782220-001
- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-040
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782203-015
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782203-002
- contested_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-039

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