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    It is not the case that Schelling's focal point theory requires salience, but salience is itself shaped by prior political mobilization, not inherent strategic logic.

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    • 1.Some focal points (round numbers, symmetrical locations) exhibit coordination success even across culturally diverse actors.
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    • 2.Salience and mobilization are distinct: mobilization can exploit salience, but salience can exist prior to mobilization.
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    • 3.If all salience required prior mobilization, coordination problems would be unsolvable in novel situations—yet they're often resolved.
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    • 1.Historical focal points (borders, capitals) became salient only after political actors mobilized around them repeatedly.
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    • 2.Without prior institutional or social framing, identical strategic options have no inherent salience advantage.
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    • 3.Schelling's examples (like $20 meeting points) rely on shared cultural context created through prior social coordination.
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