Tragedy of the commons – Wikipedia – good explanation of the concept; that a shared resource is vulnerable to exploitation by individuals seeking their own personal ends. A prisoner’s dilemma: if all agree to share, it’s best for all; if even one deviates and acts selfishly, it’s best for all individuals to act selfishly. Corporate scandal, pollution, hordes of MBAs, etc.; the argument against innovation and for mindless corporate cloning. You can’t follow a “good” business model in a commons where all others are following “bad” ones…