“coordination” is a very unspecific term, and one concrete form of coordination is being able to vote for cooperation
Ah. I’d say that “voting” is pretty non-specific as well. It’s the enforcement mechanisms that bind behaviors after the votes are counted that are actually the coordination mechanisms. Voting is the easy, un-impactful part, enforcing (socially as well as legally/violently) the result is impactful.
Voting is well-known and OFTEN used as a mechanism for determining the most agreeable (or least likely to result in riots) result. It’s a key prerequisite to many coordination mechanisms. But it isn’t a complete mechanism on its own.
It’s often said that controlling the ballot is more important than controlling the vote. The pre-voting process to figure out how to coordinate the options to choose among (and the pre-pre-voting decisions for preliminary votes) matter a whole lot.
Ah. I’d say that “voting” is pretty non-specific as well. It’s the enforcement mechanisms that bind behaviors after the votes are counted that are actually the coordination mechanisms. Voting is the easy, un-impactful part, enforcing (socially as well as legally/violently) the result is impactful.
Voting is well-known and OFTEN used as a mechanism for determining the most agreeable (or least likely to result in riots) result. It’s a key prerequisite to many coordination mechanisms. But it isn’t a complete mechanism on its own.
It’s often said that controlling the ballot is more important than controlling the vote. The pre-voting process to figure out how to coordinate the options to choose among (and the pre-pre-voting decisions for preliminary votes) matter a whole lot.