> I believe we just often focus on short-term interests/gains ... This is very narrow US-centric thinking. Just look at the Chinese government, who generally h

> I believe we just often focus on short-term interests/gains ... This is very narrow US-centric thinking. Just look at the Chinese government, who generally have a longer term view of just economic gain compared to the US. It's not hard to extrapolate from that. I think the idea that humans are naturally self-centered, short-term thinkers is flawed. One could easily make the argument that humans are social creatures and are long-term thinkers. Short-term profits are incentivized by the current economic, political, financial system in the US. Doesn't have to be some innate human aspect or whatever.