India's tragedy of the commons
1.5 billion people, near-zero social trust, preemptive exploitation as standard operating procedure. The logic is brutal: if I don't grab the free resource now, someone else will, so why not take it. Systems break when everyone stops believing anyone else will show restraint.
flight to India (this is insane)
When trust collapses at scale, rational self-interest becomes collectively irrational and everyone loses.
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