Yes it was a rethoric question but anyway you said it and there's basically the answer to the question posed by the scientist. Trust and communication. In the

Yes it was a rethoric question but anyway you said it and there's basically the answer to the question posed by the scientist. Trust and communication. In the army some chief gives the instructions. Everyone obeys the instructions (regardless of whether you trust or don't trust your adjacent soldiers to move as well). Seems the problem really is just the lack of co-operation and individualism that produces a negative externality for the society as a whole.