Arbitration

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# Summary

The text emphasizes the importance of having a robust arbitration system in any purpose-driven organization or online community, particularly within the context of "Astroship" and "Astral Voyages". The author explains that burnout and mental health issues are prevalent in such communities and can lead to disputes and conflicts. These issues are often the result of people being passionate about the cause they are working towards and the emotional intensity this brings. The author argues that an arbitration system can help mitigate these issues and maintain cohesion in the community. The Arbitration process is presented as a solution to these conflicts, but it is also stated that this process can be costly and time-consuming, requiring a neutral third party and a series of meetings to resolve the issue. The text also discusses the potential benefits of a professional arbitration system to the Astroship. The author suggests that having a robust arbitration system would not only benefit the functioning of the Astroship but could also be offered as a service to other organizations, thereby creating a unique selling point for the Astroship. The author explains that a mutual credit system would be needed to finance this arbitration process, which would involve taxing members of the organization to create a fund for arbitration. The author also suggests that the arbitration process would be best conducted by an external, neutral party, and that the "Cook" role within the Astroship would be responsible for overseeing this process.

# Keywords Arbitration, Astroship, Astral Voyages, Burnout, Mental Health Issues, Conflict, Mutual Credit System, Finance, Organization, Purpose-driven organization, Online Community, Cook Role.

# Graph

digraph { layout=fdp; "Arbitration" -> "Astroship"; "Arbitration" -> "Astral Voyages"; "Arbitration" -> "Burnout"; "Arbitration" -> "Mental Health Issues"; "Arbitration" -> "Conflict"; "Astroship" -> "Mutual Credit System"; "Astroship" -> "Finance"; "Astroship" -> "Organization"; "Astral Voyages" -> "Purpose-driven organization"; "Astral Voyages" -> "Online Community"; "Burnout" -> "Mental Health Issues"; "Conflict" -> "Cook Role"; "Mutual Credit System" -> "Finance"; "Finance" -> "Cook Role"; "Cook Role" -> "Organization"; }

# Assets

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# See also - Astral Thoughts