Given the state of the world, naturally there is greater pressure to survive, requiring one to focus on the short-term: securing capital or success, which in th

Given the state of the world, naturally there is greater pressure to survive, requiring one to focus on the short-term: securing capital or success, which in this context I interpret as 'fame' and perhaps implies capital. If this is the model under which we operate, indifference towards this pressure indicates to me that a person is either unwittingly/willfully ignorant, or has a value system that prioritizes internal satisfaction.