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Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Free Riders

That's what economists call a situation in which someone benefits from the entire community paying for something without contributing themselves. Free riding may be considered a problem when it leads to under-provision of goods or services, or when it leads to overuse or degradation of a common property resource. (From wikipedia)

Are you a 'free rider' in the cryptologic/information warfare community or are you making a contribution?

Seth Godin is talking about free riders on his blog HERE.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: "Free riding may be considered a problem when ....." Huh? When is freeriding NOT considered a problem?; June 3, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Selection boards are usefull in detecting this activity.; June 3, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Anonymous said...: i guess when you're the rider !!! ha ha; June 3, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Anonymous said...: I am making a contribution.; June 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM
Anonymous said...: I'll take a ride from time to time. But I also am willing to help others in the community.; June 4, 2013 at 6:32 AM
My kids' Mom said...: Ha,ha,ha...Sweden is full of "free riders" being a socialist welfare state. I work and work and work and pay some of the highest taxes in the world to support people who don't. It is down right painful!

Great article!

W/r

Anneli; June 4, 2013 at 8:13 AM