micro-networks (also known as mini-networks, clandestine cell systems, small-world networks, and affinity groups). Here’s the big secret nobody tells you: saving a country doesn’t start with a million people on the National Mall. It starts with two or three people sitting at a kitchen table, or trading texts, or meeting on a city street. That’s it.... See more

cooperation is not a permanent state but a dynamic equilibrium that requires constant maintenance—easier to manage in small, adaptable groups than large, rigid ones.