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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago

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."

[-] Dialectical_Idealist@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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.

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