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    It is not the case that Self-rule without external coordination produces collective action failures that undermine each individual's actual capacity for self-determination (Hobbes, Rousseau).

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    • 1.External coordination itself requires surrendering decision-making power, potentially enabling tyranny that crushes self-determination.
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    • 2.Many collective action problems are solved through decentralized mechanisms like reputation, reciprocity, and voluntary association without formal rule.
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    • 3.The claim conflates formal legal autonomy with actual autonomy; imposed rules may expand capability but reduce meaningful self-governance.
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    • 1.Without coordination, individuals face prisoner's dilemmas where rational self-interest produces suboptimal outcomes for all.
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    • 2.Uncoordinated competition for scarce resources forces people into defensive postures that restrict their actual freedom of action.
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    • 3.Formal rules and enforcement mechanisms enable individuals to rely on others' compliance, expanding rather than limiting real autonomy.
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