Tragedy of the commons, space edition
The ESA has generated some cool but disturbing pictures of space junk:

More here. It’s a great example of what happens to a common resource when it can be used by anyone and is owned by no one.
The ESA has generated some cool but disturbing pictures of space junk:

More here. It’s a great example of what happens to a common resource when it can be used by anyone and is owned by no one.
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So when do we establish property rights for outerspace? (I want to own a large chunk of the moon and mars as well as a large chunk of vast emptiness)