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Why groups wait for someone else to act

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The Volunteer's Dilemma highlights the mathematical cruelty of group dynamics. When a situation requires at least one person to undertake a minor cost to secure a massive benefit for everyone, logic suggests waiting for someone else to do it. As the group size expands, the statistical probability that nobody will mathematically volunteer dramatically increases, leading to collective disaster.

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