"Stealing the land. If we built a shopping moll there, future generations could build something significant to their society." They can still do that. Not tear

"Stealing the land. If we built a shopping moll there, future generations could build something significant to their society." They can still do that. Not tearing down a building today does not prevent future generations from doing so if need be. The only choice today that steals from the future is razing the structure because that's the one thing that cannot be undone.