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baconandeggs | 5 years ago
All situations should be evaluated and re-evaluated at every instance, at every moment in time to account for new information and not only once at the beginning thinking it'll be the same forever.
Fishing as an individual its fine until too many people start doing it, then it becomes even bad for the individual. It becomes harder to fish, the fish get smaller, the prices drop, etc. Some of those things might be even good for society but not for the individual. At that point you've got to re evaluate your position, and even change your occupation. This is what happens all the time. Individual choices lead the way, society only acts after enough individuals have been affected, not before.
cortesoft|5 years ago
So you are saying there is no way to act with foresight? We can’t get together and decide to curtail individual choice so that we avoid a tragedy of the commons?
I don’t think throwing our hands up in the air and just continuing to destroy commons after commons is a good strategy.
baconandeggs|5 years ago
No, I didn't say any of that. All I said is what is bad for society is also bad for the individual.