At 10:48 PM 4/15/99 +0000, Dr Sebby wrote:
I'll take a guess. I think you're saying that there are common
situations where if you do the "right thing" then you're the
only one that loses, but if everyone (or a significant portion)
did the "right thing" then everyone would benefit. AKA the
"tragedy of the commons", and the "prisoners' dilemma".
Why vote? Why recycle? Why carpool? Why stay off the grass?
Why not litter? Why not take more than your share? Why not
keep what you find?
>benefits in the minds of the very ephemeral, human being. This
>phenomena is directly related to the state of desperation the subject
>groups members' posess combined with their relative sense of
>importance within both their immediate society and the global
>society...primarily the former. woops...more on this later...i gotta
>go...sorry...don't tear my head off for an incomplete
>project...hopefully someone will see what i'm saying and finish it?
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