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Sure, it's not sustainable if everyone does it, but only a few people do so that line of reasoning is pointless.
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That doesn't apply here at all though.
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I've always hated that phrase and the way it is used (mostly by right wing ideologues), because that's not what happened to the actual commons. The real tragedy of the commons was the Inclosure Acts.
So "no" to this:
whereas this is exactly the issue with things like over-fishing, or indeed the original commons.
SwissChap
itsbruce
Sure, it's not sustainable if everyone does it, but only a few people do so that line of reasoning is pointless.
(This is a great thread derail though...)