>nearer term gratification You can perseverate all you want, but someone else is going to get there before us then and we won’t be in a hegemonic position to e

>nearer term gratification You can perseverate all you want, but someone else is going to get there before us then and we won’t be in a hegemonic position to enforce our ethical framework (fwiw I think is good) over the rest of the world. A bad actor will be in that position and you cause more pain through inaction.