News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon. Parent comment

Re:France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon by chrisseaton on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @07:06AM (#29011615)
The commons are resources that are owned and shared by all.

What’s the commons in this case?

Other people’s bookshops? Other people’s books? They aren’t commons.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon by naturalauction on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @07:52AM (#29011970)
I think it’s more of a collective action problem [0]. People believe that it is better for society in the long run if everyone buys books at bookshops but for each individual it doesn’t make sense for them to buy books at a bookshop.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_action_problem

[ Parent | on HN ]