So why doesn’t one of those thousand people run for president and win? (This is a rhetorical question, I know the answer)
The answer is that there’s a coordination problem.
It occurs to me that maybe these things are related. Maybe in a world of monarchies where the dynasty of so-and-so has ruled for generations, supporting someone with zero royal blood is like supporting a third-party candidate in the USA.
Wait, what is it that gave monarchic dynasties momentum, in your view?
The answer is that there’s a coordination problem.
Wait, what is it that gave monarchic dynasties momentum, in your view?