An attempt to summarize why the organization of the United States is both dependent on and outside the control of individuals, by looking at how organizations have stayed together in a couple of smaller contexts. 

 

Life Itself (Ebert documentary - evidently there's a completely different drama movie, as well)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2382298/

It's currently available as part of Amazon's Prime Video on Demand offering.

Los Angeles is in Widespread status so churches can only have outdoor services.

Orange County is Substantial, so churches can have indoor services for up to 100 people or 25% capacity, whichever is smaller. 

https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/

 

This was definitely too short to get into transaction cost economics, which is what really drives my view of organization. Here's a starting point:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transaction_cost

You'll probably want to dig into Williamson as well.