#Ostrom’s Law: #PropertyRights in the #commons
"Yet confusion on [tragedy of the commons] has yet to be fully eradicated. Recognizing that nearly all “private” #property is actually owned (or at least used) by groups, such as households or firms, offers one way around this blind spot. These everyday examples of non-tragic commons lead us to ask not whether common property is feasible at all, but rather under what circumstances and at what scale."
This overlooks the definition of private, though, setting up a false argument.
Ownership by private groups is still private ownership. You can't just redefine that to be commons and hold it up as proof that commons works just as well as private ownership.
It would be like saying bikes go just as fast as cars, given that a car is basically just a bike and we're able to drive at 60 mph in those bikes.
