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Because of the tragedy of the commons [1], which is hard to solve without a third-party (i.e. the government) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_
by akie 9y ago
Because of the tragedy of the commons [1], which is hard to solve without a third-party (i.e. the government)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
- patrickaljord 9y agoFrom your own link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons#Non-governmental_solution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons#Non-gov...
- icebraining 9y agoLike that link says, such systems mostly work when the commons are restricted to a small and stable local community, which can use a strong social network to manage it. It doesn't work that well on a large scale like a country. Still, if you have some specific suggestions to avoid this legislation, I'd honestly very much like to hear them.
- tangent128 9y ago> A final condition is that there be appropriate community-based rules and procedures in place with built-in incentives for responsible use and punishments for overuse. This is just a government by another name.