# kaal:claim:3808873-015

**Claim.** Unintentional methodologically centralized design features in complex decentralized systems are inevitable, because human brains naturally simplify complex systems for the sake of coherence and designers therefore reach for centralized features that increase coherence.

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

**Holds when.**

- complex adaptive decentralized systems designed by humans

**Source quote.**

> Unintentional methodologically centralized design features in complex decentralized systems are inevitable.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization Neutralizers* (2021), IV. Path Dependencies, page 12

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

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**Failure mode.** Coherence Bias Toward Centralized Features  (family: recentralization-drift)

**Topics.** decentralization

**Keywords.** complexity, system-design, cognitive-limits, centralization

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808852-018

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