Institutions are structured groups of agent pulling in the same direction to gain redistributable value.
They work by aligning the incentives (especially the long term ones) of the agents with the institution through the technology of an institutional culture to provide guidance and help police detection.
An additional point I’ve been thinking about since I read Sapiens:
This cultural process recruits map/territory machinery to help people make sense of it. “Journalistic Ethics” is presented as an objective value like “Honour” or “Privilege”
From the inside “I am a valued member of a cohesive and effective institution” can feel more motivating than “I am working to provide this institution long term value that it will redistribute to me”
Love it!
To mirror what I got:
Institutions are structured groups of agent pulling in the same direction to gain redistributable value.
They work by aligning the incentives (especially the long term ones) of the agents with the institution through the technology of an institutional culture to provide guidance and help police detection.
An additional point I’ve been thinking about since I read Sapiens:
This cultural process recruits map/territory machinery to help people make sense of it. “Journalistic Ethics” is presented as an objective value like “Honour” or “Privilege”
From the inside “I am a valued member of a cohesive and effective institution” can feel more motivating than “I am working to provide this institution long term value that it will redistribute to me”