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Re:The perils of short-termism by SamReidHughes on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:08AM (#21112180)
A lot of great projects -- subways, tunnels, bridges, constitutions, the metric system, manifest destiny, the marine chronometer, GNU -- wouldn't have happened if people only cared about the next five years.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by lazyjones on Monday September 30, 2019 @06:44AM (#21113588)
All of these were built in order to immediately improve the current situation, not the one in 100 years.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by SamReidHughes on Monday September 30, 2019 @06:16PM (#21120184)
It takes longer than 5 to pay back the investment, and many are planned in anticipation of future growth.
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Re:The perils of short-termism by pinkfoot on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:09AM (#21112190)
You forgot pyramids, cathedrals, and great walls :)
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Re:The perils of short-termism by SamReidHughes on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:11AM (#21112201)
And trees.
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