The wildfire problem is also a case of the long reach of short-term interests. We would be able to put up with short-term inconvenience in the form of smoke fro

The wildfire problem is also a case of the long reach of short-term interests. We would be able to put up with short-term inconvenience in the form of smoke from smaller fires otherwise. Instead we produced a perverse result the opposite of what was desired. Attempts to reduce small problems lead to bigger problems. Short post about the morals of that type of problem: https://unintendedconsequenc.es/morals-of-the-moment/ https://unintendedconsequenc.es/morals-of-the-moment/