Overexploitation driven by individual gain will eventually result in the improvement of the common resource.

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Overexploitation driven by individual gain typically leads to the depletion or degradation of the common resource, not its improvement, due to the tragedy of the commons where individual users act according to their own self-interest contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource through their collective action.

Overexploitation Driven by Individual Gain Will Eventually Result in the Improvement