Meditations on Moloch

[RobertBunge]

Is this it? It looks like Rufus has been rearranging.

Multipolar Trap

Seemingly identical to a [[Collective action problem]] (aka coordination problem / free-rider problem etc), it is a multi-person prisoner’s dilemma, tragedy of the commons etc. Especially used for these showing up in a broader societal and political context. Original source (see below) seems to be Meditations on Moloch where you have the following near the top: It’s easy enough to imagine such a state. Imagine a country with two rules: first, every person must spend eight hours a day giving t…