<!-- bryant-content-generator:start -->
# A system can shape behavior without requiring a...
> A system can shape behavior without requiring a hidden conspiracy. Incentives, defaults, metrics, repetition, convenience, and cultural imitation can align millions of actions while each participant remains locally ordinary.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Concentration, Decision, and the Recovery of Agency - Workbook|Concentration, Decision, and the Recovery of Agency]]
## Share on Social Media
```
“A system can shape behavior without requiring a hidden conspiracy. Incentives, defaults, metrics, repetition, convenience, and cultural imitation can align millions of actions while each participant remains locally ordinary.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-system-shape-behavior-remains-locally-ordinary
```
<!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->