• Furedadmins@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Tragedy of the commons - no point in making personal sacrifices since it won’t stop others from destroying everything so why bother.

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      1 year ago

      My hippie commune friend here in the US says that the “tragedy of the commons” began as a lie of the landed gentry in Britain. In law school it’s taught as a fact.