[voidfunc]

You'll be long dead and gone before it matters. Try not to worry about things that won't impact you in the slightest.

[SideQuark]

Except it will matter if your lifetime is more than a decade or so.

https://www.google.com/search?q=world+helium+shortage

Why are the least knowledgeable about a topic the most certain of their uninformed opinions about it?

[sporkland]

I'd say dunning kreuger but I saw something once that it didn't mean what the popular interpretation claims it means. And I also worry about social sciences reproducibility in general.

[jeppesen-io]

Compassion for those alive or will be alive, is a worthy goal

I'd argue it's one of the ideals of living a worthwhile life

[tchbnl]

Ah, because who cares about the people who come after. That's their problem.

[voidfunc]

It is their problem. It's not your problem or anyone else's problem right now. Stop trying to control the future.

[bastawhiz]

The inability to respect the people who come after you is how we've ended up with every single generational problem that we face today. Literally every single one.

[coherentpony]

Well, I can't control the past. My options are the present, and the future, and the latter depends on the former.

So what are my options?

[voxelghost]

>So what are my options?

Trust in the market forces to self regulate?

Let Jesus take the wheel?

Leave it to beaver?

They all seems about equally realistic.

[coherentpony]

Do you realise that doing nothing is also making a choice about the state of the future?

[jeppesen-io]

> Stop trying to control the future

Every choice we make in life impacts and "controls" the future, by choice or not

[plussed_reader]

Why not try to hand off an easier 'playing hand'? Or is that controlling the future as well?

[stuaxo]

It is already controlling the future to let it be used up.

[arrowsmith]

I'm guessing you don't have children?

[rgrieselhuber]

This is basically boomerism in a nutshell.

[RIMR]

This is selfishness bordering on psychopathy. Just because you'll be dead doesn't mean you should be complacent about things that will fuck over future generations.

[gonzo41]

Strong #boomer energy there buddy.