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The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource , even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest for this to happen. This dilemma was described in an influential article titled "The Tragedy of the Commons", written by ecologist Garrett Hardin and first published in the journal Science in 1968. [ 1 ] [ edit ] Theories and examples
It was 28 years ago today, Aug 30th 1978, when a 16 18 year old guy named Shiva Ayyadurai copyrighted “ EMAIL ” along with terms like “To: From: Cc: Bcc: Subject: Reply, Reply All, Forward”. The two words, “Electronic” and “EMAIL” – says Shiva – juxtaposed together for me originally brought images of vaporizing paper and somehow transporting it across electrical wires, like the transporter in Star Trek. Today, 28 years later, Shiva is teaching a class at MIT called “Systems Visualization,” and he believes future is still looking good for email: “I think email has a very particular purpose and I think it’s going to grow in that…Web mail might decline but devices will still access people’s email communications. Facebook may do some integrated email but fundamentally it will be email”. On the occasion of the 28th Anniversary of EMAIL, Shiva designed an awesome infographic depicting the History of Email and Growth of Email Accounts .
