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    Coordination games permit multiple equilibria, so exclusi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Exclusionary behavior toward the outgroup was selected as the dominant coordination strategy because it served as an efficient focal point for ingroup coordination.

    Coordination games permit multiple equilibria, so exclusionary behavior was not uniquely efficient — inclusive coordination norms also satisfy focal point conditions.

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    • 1.Schelling's focal points depend on salience, not efficiency; inclusive norms are equally salient as exclusive ones historically.
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    • 2.Multiple equilibria means no unique efficiency requirement; actors can rationally select inclusive coordination without loss of stability.
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    • 3.Inclusive norms reduce enforcement costs by minimizing defection incentives; exclusionary systems require constant boundary maintenance.
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    • 1.Focal points emerge through iterated coordination; historically dominant exclusionary norms acquired salience through repeated success, not inclusion.
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    • 2.In-group coordination benefits (trust, information sharing) create efficiency gains exclusive equilibria achieve better than inclusive alternatives.
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    • 3.Inclusive focal points require solving larger coordination problems; smaller exclusionary groups reach equilibrium faster with lower transaction costs.
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