[P2P-F] autocracy as most efficient governance?

[Michel Bauwens]

see
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/07/eve-online-audience-with-the-king-of-space/

Autocracy is the most effective form of government in null sec [the enormous
sections of space within Eve Online with no AI police, where players rule
themselves]. Council systems don’t work very well. Goonswarm is very lucky
in that we have one large corporation, Goonwaffe, which used to be
Goonfleet, which is mostly Something Awful members and has over 2,000
people. Since I’m the CEO of that corporation all the other ancillary
corporations in the alliance are relatively powerless, and that works
towards an autocracy. Council-based alliances typically have corporations of
roughly the same size.

(I actually agree with this, in case of warfare, even egalitarian tribes had
warchiefs for the duration of hostilities; or does anyone want to challenge
thi?)

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