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Re:Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket by yazaddaruvala on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:07PM (#35778425)
> but I don't think that affects the definition of a public good

You happen to be misconstruing the two definitions of "public good":

> a commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

> the benefit or well-being of the public.

As such, something can be a "public good" without being "a benefit".

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Re:Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket by BasedGroyper99 on Monday May 01, 2023 @06:44PM (#35780303)
I don't think I'm misconstruing these two definitions, because I didn't talk about the definitions you just brought up. I also think it is quite clear that I'm talking about what the government should or shouldn't provide, not what some specific government currently is providing.
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