Ok, I thought I knew what a Schelling Point is, but this usage puzzles me a bit. If I’m interpreting it right, though, my question is… why do this?
I stole that usage from (I think) Marcello. The idea is that people come together to be thankful and have fun and celebrate in one specific place and time and manner, and that makes it a unifying event that everyone enjoys more.
My question then is: why make it a ritual rather than just a holiday party? Why not: “Every year, we [my friends/this meetup group/whoever] get together on December the whateverth and have a holiday party! It’s tradition! Yay!”? That works as a Schelling Point too, no?
Of course, at this point, “why” is partly rhetorical, as daenerys and Raemon have more or less responded.
I stole that usage from (I think) Marcello. The idea is that people come together to be thankful and have fun and celebrate in one specific place and time and manner, and that makes it a unifying event that everyone enjoys more.
Yeah, that makes sense.
My question then is: why make it a ritual rather than just a holiday party? Why not: “Every year, we [my friends/this meetup group/whoever] get together on December the whateverth and have a holiday party! It’s tradition! Yay!”? That works as a Schelling Point too, no?
Of course, at this point, “why” is partly rhetorical, as daenerys and Raemon have more or less responded.