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0 pointsjusteleblanc3y ago0 comments

> It's hard to imagine such an organization working out over the long term. The incentives are all wonky! The more you contribute, the more you sacrifice by joining a coop. The less you contribute, the more you gain.

If that were true, there would be no successful co-ops anywhere in any field of work. That's obviously not the case. Just look at this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cooperatives#United_St... if you're from the USA, I'm sure you'll be able to recognize a name or two.

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fwungy3y ago· 1 in thread

Most of those coops are professionally managed, if they're of any size.

Just like a democracy dies once the voters figure out they can vote themselves money from the public till, a coop dies when the workers realize they can decide they don't have to work.

bityard3y ago

I feel like this can be mitigated with the right by-laws and whatever, and also screening very heavily for culture fit during the hiring process.

The flattest companies (meaning, the ones where individuals had the most autonomy, and were actually interested in business ideas that came from the bottom up) cared more about culture fit and the ability to learn things quickly.

aaronax3y ago

I'm thinking most of those are customer-owned cooperatives, not employee-owned. Big difference.

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