Why do they call it a co-op?
The International Co-Operative Alliance defines a cooperative, or co-op, as “an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise. In other words, cooperatives are created by . A cooperative (co-op for short) is a private business organization that is owned and controlled by the people who use its products, supplies or services.A cooperative (co-op for short) is a private business organization that is owned and controlled by the people who use its products, supplies or services.A cooperative (also known as co-operative, coöperative, co-op, or coop) is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.A cooperative video game, often abbreviated as co-op video game, is a video game that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more non-player character opponents (PvE).