I would posit that it is merely human nature to reach for short-term gain at long-term loss.
What changed is that we are governed by a lower class of people, who can't be bothered to resist the urge to do popular things, in favor of doing important things.
there are two ways to learn how to do things the right way:
1. do it wrong, and suffer, and then learn
2. be taught by good teachers who use motivational psychology to imprint that learning with less suffering
there is basically no good teachers around anymore, because narcissists have taken over the job of designing the education system. yay prussia and state education. it's been a slow motion trainwreck for about 200 years this one
It’s the (archetypical?) incentive of a system that “leaks” energy by design.
It attracts only those willing to benefit.
Ie. Those with little inherent self-worth. Therefore, why would they invest in the future….
Rinse Wash Repeat……Rebellion 💵 🔥
