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The tragedy of the commons (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well said. To give some more examples of communal societies:

  • The Mbuti hunter-gatherers of the Ituri Forest in central Africa.

  • The gift-giving economy of the Semai in Malaya.

  • Numerous indigenous societies in NA that practice communal land ownership (Lakota/Dakota/the Cherokee, etc.).

  • Millions who shared resources in the villages of Europe:

    • Arable land was often divided into plots for local families to farm (e.g., the English open field system, - Scandinavian Solskifte ["Sun Division"] system, the Irish "Rundale" system, etc.).
    • Grazing lands and forests were often shared by the community (e.g., in Scandinavia, Spain, France).

People who argue that we need capitalism to save us from ourselves don't understand human nature.