Americans: “Tragedy of the Commons proves that people are incapable of working together for mutual benefit, because personal greed will always lead to the devastation of the collective common good.”
Chinese: “Why do you not simply arrest and punish the bad actors in your society when they overstep and impede on the general welfare?”
Americans: “Because that’s fascism. Also, we’re arresting and deporting you for asking.”
Additionally, we have managed pastures, woods, and fisheries for thousands of years without government intervention. The so-called tragedy is solved by community members (checks notes) talking about how to preserve the resources required for their survival.
Americans: “Tragedy of the Commons proves that people are incapable of working together for mutual benefit, because personal greed will always lead to the devastation of the collective common good.”
Chinese: “Why do you not simply arrest and punish the bad actors in your society when they overstep and impede on the general welfare?”
Americans: “Because that’s fascism. Also, we’re arresting and deporting you for asking.”
Additionally, we have managed pastures, woods, and fisheries for thousands of years without government intervention. The so-called tragedy is solved by community members (checks notes) talking about how to preserve the resources required for their survival.