Back in the ancient times when I was still in school our library had the beginnings of a computer lab, with each donated dell having its own CD Rom drive.

It took all of two weeks for someone to intentionally break every cd reader on every computer. Before that, it took no time at all for someone to steal the track balls in non-lasered mouses.

There's always this comment people bring up when someone shows a public good with no overt protection, the "This is why we can't have nice things" response. It's not an unfounded fear; you don't want to invest in a communal good for one (or more) cruel actors to destroy it just for the kicks.

Is there a solarpunk solution to this scenario? How do we have nice things? How do we address vandalism?