According to the concept of the tragedy of the commons, why do individuals make decisions that
will ultimately harm
the environment?
Elimination Tool
Select one answer
A
Individuals must make decisions that will harm the environment in order to
survive.
B
C
D
Individuals make decisions that will preserve the common good even if that is at
the expense of the environment.
Individuals will use shared resources in the interest of the common good until
resources are depleted
and they have to act in their own self-interest.
Individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in
keeping with the
common good, thereby depleting the resources.