1/5: I agree w/ @econnaturalist that peer pressure, normative behavior, or "social contagions" are key factors in creating rapid behavioral change & enforcing that change once it's made.
But some...
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2/5: evolutionary scholars/practitioners would argue such things work because they're a key component of Elinor #Ostrom's 1st design principle, having a strong group identity (shared identity & purpose), while also playing a role in the...
3/5: 4th principle, monitoring agreed upon behaviors (relative to the transparency necessary for peer pressure), & the 5th principle, having graduated responses to helpful/unhelpful behavior.
Our best shot at addressing #climatechange may very well hinge on mindfully...
4/5: applying #Ostrom's principles in a scalable, contextual manner. Among the many things this would address includes broadening the definition of "value" to include longer term factors & broader social/environmental impacts, as has been discussed by economist @MazzucatoM.
5/5: Annual profit margins for shareholders/elites/corporations, a general discounting of the social costs of #carbon, etc. can no longer drive our larger economic, political, social spheres of interaction.
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