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Ok, so how do these "more rules" come into existence without some centralized body?
Who gets to decide that? It might seem romantic to say that "everybody does", but how would that go practically?
Like who, comes up with those? Who will explain those rules to others? And most importantly, who will make sure others follow them properly?
Because if everyone gets to decide that on their own if they want to follow a rule or not, then you might as well have no rules since everyone will just do whatever they want.
It's just meeting after meeting, allow the way down. DIY governance is a lot of negotiation.
Rules are decided on at community-level. That could mean a village comes together to collectively decide on rules for their community, which the entire village can participate in. Once everyone is happy with the rules, and with the methods of enforcement chosen, the entire village will be familiar with them, and can then explain those rules to others. They may also federate with other villages and agree to follow a larger set of rules or standards.
You can see a form of this style of society in practice in Rojava (there's also this video for an even more in-depth look at how different aspects of Rojava function).