How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | + Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Token-weighted on-chain proposals and votes, often with delegation. | A stratified random sample of 523 voters deliberated in moderated groups and plenaries and answered questionnaires before and after; no decisions were taken.Sortition / citizens' assembly | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Mostly informal or via the legal wrapper's courts; code is not a full dispute mechanism. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Shared treasury allocated by vote. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | No inherent AI role. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Smart-contract exploits; plutocratic token concentration; low turnout. | Self-selection into attendance; artificial setting; analysis by the method's designers; no institutional uptake. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.