Here's a great article/description of do-ocracy from the community wiki. I especially like that they included dangers: (quoted from the article)
- Burnout. People can get too attached to the do-ocratic system and volunteer for too many jobs, or too much work.
- Despotism. A person who’s doocrat’d themselves into control of a very necessary system (network, food pool, etc.) can get heady with power and demand rewards or tribute for their work.
- Frustration. Some people don’t have the time or means to do something, but they do have (real or imagined) expertise. In a doocracy, they will feel overrun and perceive the situation as slipping out of their hands. This can cause frustration. And remember: “Fear is the path to the dark side…”
- FairProcess. Doocracy is not always explicitly defined, so there are diverging perception dangers about “fairness”.
- Resentment. If only a minority of participants in the community do-ocratize themselves into the hard jobs, they can resent others who don’t take on responsibility.
- Complacency. If a minority of people take on jobs, the others can become complacent and ignore new tasks, since “someone else will do it.” (end)
I know I've gotten hit with the first one, and the second one has crept in a bit. (Does the fact that I know this make me less evil/egotistical?) Anyway, good stuff.
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