By now, it should be clear to everyone that the whole "Tragedy of the commons" concept was not intended to be an argument in favor of preserving the commons. It was, instead, a racist line of thought that can be condensed to something like "You barbarians cannot control yourselves. Whereas, I, Garrett Hardin, a person belonging to the most refined and enlightened class, believe that only the most refined and enlightened should be in charge of said commons." In other words, the tragedy of the ...
