Jiang's mechanism for how shared stories let people cooperate without explicit conspiracy, preserving deniability and reducing friction.
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unconscious coordination
Jiang's mechanism for how shared stories let people cooperate without explicit conspiracy, preserving deniability and reducing friction.
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He extends his game-theory formula into religion: eschatology supplies unconscious coordination, allowing secrecy, deniability, and frictionless cooperation better than explicit conspiracies.
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"...that have a momentum of their own. Scripts that allow for unconscious coordination. Scripts that present roles for individuals to audition for. So, just..."
"But with an unconscious coronation, which is what an eschatology provides, that allows for secrecy, possible deniability, and frictionless cooperation. And that's why eschatologies..."
"to be able to work with others in a secretive, unconscious, coordinated manner in order to achieve certain goals. And that's what eschatology provides...."
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