# Culture and structure

> we cannot depend upon structures to do the work of culture. 
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> – [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

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> Transparency is not just about legal arrangements and procedures, but about social practices that build trust.
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> &#x2013; [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

Coops are structure.  Commoning is culture. [[Coops can turn in to bad actors if there is no culture of commoning]].