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by ants_everywhere
959 days ago
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Yes, I think we're actually talking about the same problem from different angles. The problem you mention in the second paragraph is sometimes called "diffusion of responsibility" [0]. A related concept about the difficulties of individual and group action is "belling the cat" [1]. You may be familiar with these, I'm just throwing them out there in case anyone reading is also interested in this topic. Framing in terms of agency, I guess I'd say I agree with you that each agent has a responsibility or an obligation to take action. But it's not clear to me how to ensure that the actions build on each other rather than canceling each other out in the aggregate. It may take a strong person with a sense of duty to get things started but eventually they will need help. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belling_the_Cat |
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