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? | Proposals pass or fail by comparing the time-weighted average price of the token in conditional pass and fail markets; no token vote.Futarchy | Unknown | State legislature and governor set the dividend through the budget process. | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | No court; contested outcomes are settled by the market result, with protocol fixes after incidents. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Treasury spending and contributor pay are decided by markets; the docs describe project funds and token issuance as market-governed. | Unknown | Returns of a publicly owned investment fund.Sovereign wealth fund dividend | |
| How is AI used? | No documented AI role in decision-making. | Unknown | No documented AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Thin liquidity; manipulation of the average price; a few wallets dominating; markets reflect token price, not wider welfare. | Unknown | Political pressure to use fund earnings for the state budget instead of dividends. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.