There is no "Tragedy of the Commons"

"Tragedy of the Commons" a la Garrett Hardin, is a myth. What we've got is the "Tragedy of Capitalism," which creates the exploitation that Hardin was otherwise spot-on about. People have managed common resources in sustainable ways throughout our history; non-human communities have similarly figured out ways to balance population with resource availability. But the Empire demands exploitation. Let's all get mad at Empire, shall we?

If everyone got mad at once....

[That Wiki page actually does a pretty good job summing up what would have been our key points. Good editing, wikiers!]