Britain has experienced two crises this August, one on the streets and one in the markets. The French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau perceived the common issue three centuries ago. The gangs he observed were not on the city streets or trading floors, they were huntsmen: “If a deer was to be taken, everyone saw that, in order to succeed, he must abide faithfully by his post: but if a hare happened to come within the reach of any one of them, it is not to be doubted that he pursued it without scruple and, having seized his prey, cared very little, if by so doing he caused his companions to miss theirs.”
在这个8月里，英国经历了两场危机，一场街头危机，一场股市危机。法国哲学家让-雅克•卢梭(Jean-Jacques Rousseau)三个世纪前就观察到了这个带有普遍性的问题。他观察的对象不是城市街头或交易所里的某一伙人，而是猎人：“为了捕猎一只鹿，所有猎人都认识到，要想成功，每个人就必须坚守岗位。但如果有一只野兔碰巧进入某个猎人的看守范围，他肯定会无所顾忌地去追捕野兔；并且，如果逮到了野兔，他几乎不会在乎自己的行为是否导致同伴失去猎物。”