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The Tragedy of the Commons
Imagine you are sitting in your car, staring at a sea of red taillights. The highway is a parking lot. You are late, frustrated, and inching forward at a pace that suggests you might arrive at work sometime next Tuesday.
Suddenly, you see an opening. The shoulder lane is empty. You know you aren’t supposed to drive there. It’s for emergencies. It’s for the collective safety of everyone on the road. But you also know that if you pull into that lane, you will get to your destination twenty minutes faster.
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