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Well you've just sort of described the aforementioned tragedy of the commons again here, the trickiness is inherent and emergent in human nature, and that is _w
by AJRF 4y ago
Well you've just sort of described the aforementioned tragedy of the commons again here, the trickiness is inherent and emergent in human nature, and that is _why_ it is tricky.
"That which is common to the greatest number gets the least amount of care. Men pay most attention to what is their own: they care less for what is common."
- asymmetric 4y agoBtw this argument (that the TotC is a consequence of human nature) has been debunked several times (see the wikipedia article for a few). Hardin sets up a very specific scenario, and draws conclusions about human nature from it. This is a fallacy.