"The classic solution to Tragedy of the Commons scenarios is forced cooperation at the hands of a central authority, such as a government." It would seem-- to pick on the whaling example-- that the solution was a technological/process innovation that provided the need (first light and then caloric requirements) in a new and "better" way…
"The classic solution to Tragedy of the Commons scenarios is forced cooperation at the hands of a central authority, such as a government." It would seem-- to pick on the whaling example-- that the solution was a technological/process innovation that provided the need (first light and then caloric requirements) in a new and "better" way (i.e. fossil-based Kerosene, followed by margerine-alternatives.) Whatever the solution to the media commons problem is, it might require a re-classification of human "attention" as a commodity to be bought and sold. I believe the new understanding has something to do with individuals recognizing their attention as an inalienable part of their sovereignty and personal power. Not yet fully sure what with would mean and entail-- but there's some analogy here about moving from an economy based in slavery (human labor as commodity to be bought and sold) to an economy where a human being's labor is his own.
"The classic solution to Tragedy of the Commons scenarios is forced cooperation at the hands of a central authority, such as a government." It would seem-- to pick on the whaling example-- that the solution was a technological/process innovation that provided the need (first light and then caloric requirements) in a new and "better" way (i.e. fossil-based Kerosene, followed by margerine-alternatives.) Whatever the solution to the media commons problem is, it might require a re-classification of human "attention" as a commodity to be bought and sold. I believe the new understanding has something to do with individuals recognizing their attention as an inalienable part of their sovereignty and personal power. Not yet fully sure what with would mean and entail-- but there's some analogy here about moving from an economy based in slavery (human labor as commodity to be bought and sold) to an economy where a human being's labor is his own.
I wrote a little ditty that pursues some of your ideas in a weird way once. Not sure it's totally informative but might be worth a read.
https://hwfo.substack.com/p/can-fortnite-rescue-humanity-from