“If academic citation indexes are any guide, the tragedy of the commons remains far better known to scholars than any of Ostrom’s findings. It continues to be taught, uncritically, to high-school students in environmental science courses. It’s used as a justification by those who support severe restrictions on human immigration and reproduction.”
‘We are neither trapped in inexorable tragedies nor free of moral responsibility,’
Ostrom
https://aeon.co/essays/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous-myth
Discussion
“The challenge of understanding the complexity of all species continues, as does the challenge of seeing possibility in what so often looks like a collective tragedy. But even in the darkest times, Ostrom’s work can remind us that the future is deliciously unpredictable, and full of opportunities for us to stumble away from the edge.”