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Perhaps one of the most inquisitive minds of todays standard, but what are todays standards? You could say that where we are today is far beyond and yet far behind from what we would like to call "average". As technology advances and minds are all set for the future, our future, we grow to forget what we really need. What we need is truth, and there remains one being who has never lost and will never lose the power to skew and warp the disapproving outlooks of the customary american thoughts, and thats me. The voice of the common cock.
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Get the the voice of the common cock mug.The term has its origins in the sharing of grazing land in a given community, called "the commons", in Britain. An individual farmer could increase his or her profits by using more of the commons than others. The other farmers would then follow suite, leading to the overexploitation and destruction of that land.
In its modern usage, the phrase is used as a metaphor to the above, referring to the exploitation of a common resource. In game theory it is used as an example of how, in a given situation, every individual can choose to do what is best for their own interests and still produce the worst sum result for the whole. See also: prisoner's dilemna.
The most common and effective way to negotiate this problem is private ownership. Another way is heavy regulation and the imposition of sanctions on violators.
In its modern usage, the phrase is used as a metaphor to the above, referring to the exploitation of a common resource. In game theory it is used as an example of how, in a given situation, every individual can choose to do what is best for their own interests and still produce the worst sum result for the whole. See also: prisoner's dilemna.
The most common and effective way to negotiate this problem is private ownership. Another way is heavy regulation and the imposition of sanctions on violators.
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