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the tragedy of the commons is a thoroughly debunked though experiment, and actual studies show that in the real world, just like in this case, the real tragedy
by dkuntz2 3y ago
the tragedy of the commons is a thoroughly debunked though experiment, and actual studies show that in the real world, just like in this case, the real tragedy of the commons is when one entity (hashicorp) is able to monopolize a common good (open source software with contributions from tons of people outside of hashicorp) in a way everyone who was being a good user of the commons (by contributing back to those projects) is opposed to because it actively destroys something everyone was using collaboratively.
- zhynn 3y agoI have been thinking a lot about the tragedy of the commons (totc) within the context of usufructian socialist services and expanding them beyond their fairly narrow use case currently (public libraries are the biggest example). I was theorycrafting community makerspaces, tool libraries, and public baths, but I was hung up on thinking about totc. Do you have some sources that you would recommend for more detail on refuting or debunking totc? Thanks!