The perils of short-termism

Re:The perils of short-termism by crispinb on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:42AM (#21111826)

There's a good chance that the next collapse will be more comprehensive than previous ones though. In particular, it's very easy to imagine nukes getting thrown around as nations compete for rapidly diminishing topsoil & fresh water.

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Re:The perils of short-termism by n4r9 on Monday September 30, 2019 @03:12AM (#21112475)

It's also easy to imagine the financial elites burrowing down into their premade bunkers to wait it out.

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Re:The perils of short-termism by crispinb on Monday September 30, 2019 @03:25AM (#21112555)

They're entirely welcome to what's left at that point as far as I'm concerned.

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Re:The perils of short-termism by n4r9 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @03:05AM (#21134009)

The issue is that

a) they have a lot of influence over how humanity reacts to existential threats

b) they're nowhere near as concerned about the collapse of civilisation as everyone else.

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