Definitions by wainani punani

tragedy of the commons 

when a girl who is known slyly as the "village bicycle" becomes irreplaceably damaged due to the unregulated overuse by all the village boys without consideration to marginal cost, therefore becoming a tragedy.

Hence Billy realised the dark nature of the tragedy of the commons though tainted with roseate spectacles.

tragedy of the commons by wainani punani September 17, 2003