Individuals can and frequently are long term planners, but planning for the benefit of the group is a lot harder. The incentives are hard to get right and not every leader is a planner in the...
Individuals can and frequently are long term planners, but planning for the benefit of the group is a lot harder. The incentives are hard to get right and not every leader is a planner in the first place.
Planning for the benefit of the group implies the entire group wants the same thing and that you don't have any out groups with conflicting interests. Yes, we all want the community to continue to...
Planning for the benefit of the group implies the entire group wants the same thing and that you don't have any out groups with conflicting interests.
Yes, we all want the community to continue to exist but I want to golf and you're telling me that I can't now because you the the water is going to run out? Have you heard of the planet being mostly water? Ugh!
It's a super slippery slope because my long term planning involved being able to golf and now you're saying I can't.
I feel your pain. We definitely need better leadership. The problem is, when you make change, things can also get worse and better vs worse outcome isn't fully predicatible.
I feel your pain. We definitely need better leadership. The problem is, when you make change, things can also get worse and better vs worse outcome isn't fully predicatible.
Growing alfalfa in Arizona doesn't help. We really could use farm policy to manage water better for the states and the region. Almond orchards, same thing. Golf courses. Private companies who...
Growing alfalfa in Arizona doesn't help. We really could use farm policy to manage water better for the states and the region. Almond orchards, same thing. Golf courses. Private companies who bottle water and sell it. We need to actively manage to mitigate scarcity.
Individuals can and frequently are long term planners, but planning for the benefit of the group is a lot harder. The incentives are hard to get right and not every leader is a planner in the first place.
Planning for the benefit of the group implies the entire group wants the same thing and that you don't have any out groups with conflicting interests.
Yes, we all want the community to continue to exist but I want to golf and you're telling me that I can't now because you the the water is going to run out? Have you heard of the planet being mostly water? Ugh!
It's a super slippery slope because my long term planning involved being able to golf and now you're saying I can't.
I feel your pain. We definitely need better leadership. The problem is, when you make change, things can also get worse and better vs worse outcome isn't fully predicatible.
Growing alfalfa in Arizona doesn't help. We really could use farm policy to manage water better for the states and the region. Almond orchards, same thing. Golf courses. Private companies who bottle water and sell it. We need to actively manage to mitigate scarcity.