The only thing that seems to motivate people to care about the future is their children. A feudal monarch worries about his heirs. A modern CEO cares about th

The only thing that seems to motivate people to care about the future is their children. A feudal monarch worries about his heirs. A modern CEO cares about this quarter. But people have no children (maybe fine -- we're overpopulated anyway), and there is no future. It's just about affording the nicest house you can before your consciousness goes black forever.