It makes me wonder if the whole notion of property ownership enables our lackadaisical attitude towards the commons? If I own my house, but I don’t own the river, the air, or the forest at the edge of the city, why the heck should I care about them? By encouraging people to own things (the genetic ethos of consumerism), do we not by consequence also teach how to not own things at the same time?
What is the outcome if nobody cares for the things that everybody needs?
—James Shelley
