Structuring for Cooperation

We are social creatures and have grown to rely on the specialization of many others to live life. It is essential to work with others and have a common method of cooperation. A tribe works based on social cohesion and reputation. For civilizations, we need more complex means to get along with each other. Social experiments have shown that, generally, the decision to cooperate has to be convenient. It must also tailor to different motivations without crowding out others. For a cooperative, positive-sum game to be common, we need a few different conditions to make it beneficial and attractive to us.

• Networks - In order for anyone to work together, we must discover one-another. There needs to be a platform to share abilities and share them with others.

• Currency - The foundation must be built on common access and a minimization of losers. Empowering value exchangers to generate a medium of exchange frees them from outside constraints on their mutual benefits.

• Culture - Social pressure is a very strong force within our mind. We need to shift the thought reflex into encouraging sharing knowledge, working together, and considering impacts.

• Infrastructure - There needs to be common areas of creation to democratize value and knowledge. Places to exchange, learn, connect, express.

• Resilience - For us to continue working together, there needs to be multiple levels of flexibility. Flexible and alternative means prevents stress that can pull groups apart and devolve into a hoarding game.

These root factors influence the actions of us all. To live in a harmonious world, all of its parts have to enjoy their own harmony which contributes to the whole. For a peace-filled world to emerge, the parts need to be able to work toward their own fulfillment while adding to the whole.