# kaal:claim:3808873-004

**Claim.** The libertarian and reformist orientation of the crypto community itself neutralizes decentralization, because the strong idea of reforming society with decentralized technology makes cooperation with existing centralized structures often suboptimal.

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

**Holds when.**

- crypto community formed after the Bitcoin whitepaper
- early 2020s

**Source quote.**

> The idea of reforming society with decentralized technology remains strong in the crypto community. As a result, cooperation with existing centralized structures is often suboptimal.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization Neutralizers* (2021), I. Introduction, page 6

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization Neutralizers (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808873

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**Failure mode.** Ideological Noncooperation of the Crypto Community  (family: adoption-and-usability-barrier)

**Topics.** decentralization, institutional-design

**Keywords.** crypto-community, libertarianism, cooperation, centralized-institutions

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