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2026-02-10 01:30 UTC
@robpike @sundogplanets
"The Tragedy of the Commons"
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@computersandblues@post.lurk.org 2026-02-10 07:05
@dougmerritt sorry if i'm giving "somebody's wrong on the internet" vibes, but "the tragedy of the commons" is not a real phenomenon. it's a malthusian eugenicist's phantasma, and he used it to explain his ideas about how the world should work: https://kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPossum/109449321743230309 in actual history people often manage the commons quite nicely. @robpike