WikipediaApr 23, 2023

What topic areas did you turn to #Wikipedia to learn about this week?

What's the most interesting thing you learned? What's your favorite article out of what you read?

#WikiPoll

space: JUICE, Starship, solar eclipse
24.8%
Earth Day: environment, climate, energy
17%
Sports, pop culture: IPL, Beef, 420
13.8%
Something else; leave a reply
44.4%
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Show threadJeff BronksApr 23, 2023

@wikipedia

I read about the Tragedy of the Commons, thinking that it was centuries old. In fact, the version quoted nowadays is from the 1960s and has been largely retracted by its author. #tragedyofthecommons #wikipedia

Show threadChris Koerner
@jeffbronks I read this interesting essay recently related to this! https://aeon.co/essays/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous-myth
The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth | Aeon Essays

Far from being profoundly destructive, we humans have deep capacities for sharing resources with generosity and foresight

Apr 28, 2023 at 5:13pmWeb
Show threadJeff BronksApr 28, 2023
@ckoerner
Thanks, that was useful. TOTC seems to be receiving a well-deserved thrashing recently. I hope this leads more people to question it.