Part of teaching people about George Washington is teaching people that the US consitution is more then a piece of paper but sacred. Shared understanding of the US constitution as sacred does help with coordination.
The problem with optimizing teaching sacredness is that it in itself makes the teaching less sacred.
The problem with optimizing teaching sacredness is that it in itself makes the teaching less sacred.
No, perceived sacredness isn’t only a byproduct; it’s something that’s actually pretty easy to optimize for directly. See for example Petrov Day or Winter Solstice.
Part of teaching people about George Washington is teaching people that the US consitution is more then a piece of paper but sacred. Shared understanding of the US constitution as sacred does help with coordination.
The problem with optimizing teaching sacredness is that it in itself makes the teaching less sacred.
No, perceived sacredness isn’t only a byproduct; it’s something that’s actually pretty easy to optimize for directly. See for example Petrov Day or Winter Solstice.