How was it an example of the tragedy of the commons?
I guess, if the trees were owned by everyone and thus by no one, no one could really protest against their harvest.
However, if I were reading this to my kids, I’d point out that a good businessman would make sure to plant more trees as he harvested the existing trees in order to ensure the continuation of his business.
[ How was it an example of the tragedy of the commons?
I guess, if the trees were owned by everyone and thus by no one, no one could really protest against their harvest.
However, if I were reading this to my kids, I’d point out that a good businessman would make sure to plant more trees as he harvested the existing trees in order to ensure the continuation of his business. ]
No one owned the trees, they could go in a clear cut the trees and no one cared because they thought they could last forever. If the Company owned the part of Lorax tree forest they would have realized after clear cutting their own section they would have no more and they would have been planting at the same rate of cutting them down, they would also manage the lorax, leaving the young trees to grow bigger and cutting down the trees which were nearing their natural decline. Eventually they would have expanded their lorax forest and everyone would be happy.