Short-termism is killing the planet: Why intergenerational justice demands we think long-term
https://predirections.substack.com/p/short-termism-is-killing-the-planet
Short-termism is killing the planet: Why intergenerational justice demands we think long-term
https://predirections.substack.com/p/short-termism-is-killing-the-planet
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climate change isn’t a long term problem anymore, it’s here
Counterpoint: fuck you, I got mine.
(at least that’s what’s in vogue)
Political cycles last 3-5 years.
Buildings now stand for 50.
Appliances now break in five and can’t be fixed.
We buy new clothes each year to align with what’s hot.
We’re stuck in short-term thinking—quick wins, fast fixes, fleeting trends.
But the best things take time.
We used to know this, but seem to have forgotten.
Cathedrals took centuries to build and still inspire centuries later.
Gaudí never saw the Sagrada Família finished, but Barcelona thrives because he started.
Trees live for generations—let’s plant them, not just cut them down.
Let’s give a gift for those who follow us.
Let’s think beyond now.
Let’s build, create, and invest in a future worth inheriting.
There’s no profit in long-term thinking sorry. Capitalism demands that we all suffer so a few can be very, very rich.
Beauty can save the world. Beauty must adorn all things meant to last; it is a key part of sustainability, alongside strength and wise foresight.
People are already exchanging their electric cars for new shinny electric cars, so much for the symbol of the green revolution.
We’re hopeless.
People, mostly rich and influential citizens, don’t make babies anymore.
Not having children is the most logical way of discounting the future, and can only see the tendency to increase.