Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin 's article "The tragedy of commons" shows the continuous problem of the commons. This article clearly shows a sharp increase in the population such as pollution and food. This article shows a possible solution to the problem, but due to human freedom and selfishness it is difficult to achieve all the solutions, it may not work. Commons is not land owned by individuals with private property, but is a land belonging to public domain.

In 1968, Garret Hardin advertised the phrase "the tragedy of commons". This is an economic theory that rational people oppose the best interests of the group by consuming common resources. Since then, whenever many people use common resources, the tragedy of commons is used to symbolize the deterioration of the environment. Garrett Harding is not a scholar of STS, but the concept of the commons tragedy still applies to science, technology and society. In modern environments, the Internet is an example of the commons tragedy by using digital and personal information. Data and Internet passwords are more easily stolen than physical documents. The virtual spy is almost free compared to the cost of the physical spy. In addition, the neutrality of the network can be seen as an example of the commons tragedy in the context of STS.

As a metaphor, the tragedy of commons should not be literally too. "Tragedy" is not a word of traditional or dramatic meaning, nor is it a condemnation of the process that brought it to it. Similarly, the use of "public land" of Harding has been often misunderstood, he liked my work and should be termed the "tragedy of the community that are not regulated." This metaphor is, free access and unlimited demand for unlimited resources, shows the argument that finally temporarily or permanently reduce the resources by overuse in. This benefit of exploitation resulting from individual or group, the cost of exploitation While the owner of the resource to bear, have an incentive to each individual or group to take full advantage of resources within a range that depends on the resource It happens because of. Available (probably a wider range of individuals than those using it)