Something is not wrong because it feels wrong nor is it right because it fits in with our agenda. Exploiting the good will of our neighbors may well be wrong but we not only need to know why it is wrong but to what degree. Objectively if we are believers in right and wrong and in science we need to quantify and verify the good and bad in society so that if we are changing things, we know in which direction we are going and how fast. Otherwise the left hand soon forgets what the right hand is doing and we are making a lot of noise and commotion without going anywhere. The reality is that most of the ideas on which our civilizations are based are 1000 of years old. The tragedy Of The Commons looks at an old story to introduce a science-based response to an age-old problem.
