Interesting topic. This reminds me of @waldmops post at The Cardano Foundation’s Delegation Methodology is Changing - #145 by waldmops in May, talking about cooperation and the Cardano Foundation’s incentive to NOT cooperate.
I’ll definitely be watching this topic with interest. My pool is fairly new and also very small, having attracted only one delegator other than myself. My current marketing efforts are falling flat. I’m willing to give it a little more time but it’s not promising. I would’ve made more money for the charity by delegating my operational costs and pledge to one of the established pools. But if co-ops prove to be workable, it might be worth joining one.
I’ll definitely be watching this topic for more posts.