Good example of the ponerized spreading ponerized concepts

[kalibex]

Interesting rebuttal of Hardin's 'The Tragedy of the Commons' concept, where it was assumed that common community resources would inevitably be used up and ruined, since we're all selfish. Ian Angus basically points out that:

Hardin didn't describe the behavior of herdsmen in pre-capitalist farming communities -- he described the behavior of capitalists operating in a capitalist economy. The universal human nature that he claimed would always destroy common resources is actually the profit-driven "grow or die" behavior of corporations.

Or, it could be argued, Hardin set forth his own, ponerized (possibly psychopathic) assumptions - makes one wonder if Hardin couldn't imagine people behaving any other way than in their own self -interest - even at the expense of the all. A good example of an academic 'authority' figure spreading ponerized memes.

_http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/angus250808.html_