How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Chieftains and their advisers sat in the Lögrétta, which made laws at the annual Althing; local assemblies (things) handled regional business. | On-chain proposals and token-weighted votes. | A statutory authority (UIDAI) under the central government sets rules; ministries decide where Aadhaar is required; Parliament legislated in 2016 and 2019.Digital identity | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Courts at local and national assemblies judged disputes; injured parties enforced judgments themselves; arbitration and outlawry were used.Arbitration | Wyoming law via the LLC wrapper. | Grievance channels at UIDAI and service agencies; constitutional challenges in the Supreme Court, which ruled in 2017 and 2018. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Unknown | Unknown | A universal, low-cost proof of identity used for welfare transfers, financial inclusion and public services. | |
| How is AI used? | No documented AI role. | No documented AI role. | No AI in decision-making as such; automated biometric matching and deduplication decide authentication, and face authentication was added in 2018. | |
| What are the main risks? | Power concentrating in a few families; weak enforcement against the powerful; feuds; civil conflict in the 1200s.CLM-0105CLM-0909 | Low participation; token concentration; regulatory uncertainty. | Exclusion through authentication failures, data leaks, surveillance and profiling, weak independent oversight and function creep.CLM-0544 |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.