Excellent points here. One thought that comes to mind is that as long as a group stays below a certain size, it might be able to take some advantage of formal structural tools like bylaws and rules for admission, so long as they are enforced by nothing more than everyone participating agreeing to it, without "official" legal recognition. Even plain old contracts would likely be pushing it, as it creates the opportunity for the Priests of the Letter (lawyers and judges) to intervene.
Once again, a guild model seems like an awfully good option. Officially, your guild is just 12 guys who get together once a week and sometimes do a potluck. Unofficially, it's a religious guild with oaths of friendship with other guilds on the same model. As JMG and others have predicted, a reliance on personal relationships is the predictable result of a breakdown of official/structural arrangements, whether due to under-service or overreach.
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Date: 2024-07-07 07:09 pm (UTC)Once again, a guild model seems like an awfully good option. Officially, your guild is just 12 guys who get together once a week and sometimes do a potluck. Unofficially, it's a religious guild with oaths of friendship with other guilds on the same model. As JMG and others have predicted, a reliance on personal relationships is the predictable result of a breakdown of official/structural arrangements, whether due to under-service or overreach.
Cheers,
Jeff