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The two examples are not equivalent: cigarettes harm the smoker more than the others; CO2 pollution, instead, is a classic example of tragedy of the commons.
by pif 7y ago
The two examples are not equivalent: cigarettes harm the smoker more than the others; CO2 pollution, instead, is a classic example of tragedy of the commons.
- xtian 7y agoI think it's short-sighted to view “tragedy of the commons” scenarios as some sort of rhetorical wall. The “tragedy of the commons” is not a fact of nature but rather a product of the prevailing beliefs of our society. We’re not going to be able to meaningfully address climate change without reevaluating the ideologies that got us here in the first place.