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    It is not the case that Therefore, self-interest structurally undermines the common good in domains of finite shared resources.

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    • 1.Self-interest often aligns with common good—reputation, reciprocity norms, and interdependence make cooperation individually rational.
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    • 2.Institutional design (property rights, contracts, democratic governance) can decouple self-interest from tragedy, not eliminate it.
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    • 3.Many individuals act on non-selfish motives (altruism, duty, fairness) that undermine the structural claim's determinism.
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    • 1.When resources are finite, one actor's gain directly reduces what others can obtain, creating zero-sum competition.
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    • 2.Individual rational actors maximize personal utility without internalizing costs imposed on others, causing market failures.
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    • 3.Tragedy of the commons demonstrates that self-interested behavior depletes shared resources faster than sustainable rates.
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