>It still talked about the man first because this is essential to understand the context and the ideology behind the idea. The idea however has been around for

>It still talked about the man first because this is essential to understand the context and the ideology behind the idea. The idea however has been around for ages. Wikipedia points out a source from 1833 [1], but the idea that people act in their own best interest (greed) has been known for thousands of years. Hence why Christianity considers it a sin. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons