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Rational Ritual

by Michael Chwe · 2001

Michael Chwe's game-theoretic study of rituals as engines for common knowledge.

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Business Insider · 2015-04-01 · accessed 2026-06-20

Business Insider reported that Zuckerberg chose Rational Ritual for A Year of Books and quoted his personal Facebook explanation.

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