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Doesn’t the structure of the Hamiltonian (local interactions) set what the preferred basis are?
Well, when we set an experiment up, we can measure in any basis we like, and get the corresponding results as probabilities per the Born rule, so I don't think there are any constraints on this. Plus, local interactions can't explain why the same classical basis arises globally - after all, when we investigate a distant star, it's never detected as being in some other basis then the local area.