Sure, we want individuals to act in a way to mitigate collective action problems. But the collective action problem exists (by definition) because individuals are trapped in some variation of a prisoner's dilemma.
So, collective action problems are nearly a statistical certainty across a wide variety of situations. And yet we still "blame" individuals? We should know better.
xpe|1 year ago
So, collective action problems are nearly a statistical certainty across a wide variety of situations. And yet we still "blame" individuals? We should know better.
pas|1 year ago
He's not the first Jeffery with a lot of power who doesn't care.