# Purpose

`kaal:entity:purpose`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `purpose`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

2 claims across 1 works, 2021 to 2021.

**2021**

- [3782217-039](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-039) [condition/argued] -- Long run stability of a decentralized organization requires the momentum gained from a clear history, but momentum is not sufficient: if the system is not moving toward a healthy and productive goal it will not last long.
  > To keep a decentralized organization stable in the long run, they need this mo- mentum gained from a clear history. But momentum toward what purpose? If the system is not moving toward a healthy and productive goal, it will not last long.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217
- [3782217-040](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-040) [condition/asserted] -- The most important aspect of a decentralized organization, and the feature that ultimately determines its long term success, is the group's set of transcendental values.
  > The most important aspect of a decentralized organization, the feature that ultimately de- termines its long-term success, is the group's set of transcendental values.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217

## Verify

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    curl -s https://wulfkaal.github.io/entities/purpose.md | sha256sum

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