It some fancy term used by hyper-intelligent retards that talks about cows, cheese, enclosure, over grassing, and shit (Like tons of shit, like holy shit cows shit a lot). But the term is an allusion to the relation of the idea that an individual Nation-State will fuck over the world to achieve it's short-term desire like a teen girl who hasn't discovered the wonders of the pill, compared to the idea of Nation-States coming together to achieve long term goals together like some basic assholes that you'ed expect political ass-hats to do.
by Emerson ain't got shit on me December 4, 2017
Get the The Tragedy of the Commons mug.I.E. everyone lets their dogs poo all over Central Park becuase they can all use it and none of em own it or have to take care of it.
by Home-mang August 26, 2003
Get the tragedy of the commons mug.A situation where the overuse or abuse by some of a resource that lies in the public domain leads to the loss of use of the resource for everyone.
When Fred let his sheep graze on the public square, he caused a real tragedy of the commons . . . now where are the college students supposed to go to play frisbee?
by Julia August 27, 2003
Get the tragedy of the commons mug.by doodooface September 5, 2003
Get the comedy of the commons mug.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.
by wainani punani September 17, 2003
Get the tragedy of the commons mug.by Jason September 5, 2003
Get the comedy of the commons mug.by SeungTae September 19, 2003
Get the comedy of the commons mug.