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faul_sname comments on What is the most anti-altruistic way to spend a million dollars? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: faul_sname 25 March 2014 12:08:57AM 0 points [-]

Tragedy-of-the-commons-for-profit has been done quite profitably -- see swoopo.com until quite recently.

Comment author: Punoxysm 25 March 2014 01:01:59AM 1 point [-]

Yes, I agree completely. Taking a commons and turning it into a tragedy is a perfectly viable business model for many things.