The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
A reader comment worth noting:
"āLord of fliesā has direct link w Garret Hardinās āTragedy of Commonsā, Ayn Rand individualism. 6 Tongan boys demonstrated Elinor Ostromās āManagement of the Commonsā in which she debunked Hardinās malign rhetoric. Too bad Ostrom (Nobel ā09) is not basis of Economics courses"
@kravietz what a book... I should read it again
@kravietz@social.privacytools.io makes me wonder if adult societies would also work after the apocalypse, or if I still have to worry about the Death Of Grass scenario
@kravietz Seems like charging them for stealing the boat at that point is kind of a petty move.
@kravietz this story is very whitewashed. Those Tongan boys (now older men) deserve so much better than this. Their whole culture deserves so much better than this.
Check out this birdsite thread for more background :
https://twitter.com/endlessyarning/status/1259441213058342913
They do deserve but how she's talking about it doesn't help the cause to be honest. Essentially: you white boys suck and would die there, give me money, I'll write a better story.
@kravietz What a great read! Thank you for sharing. It was particularly sweet how one of them fashioned a guitar out of a coconut and some wires from their boat. :)