[strictnein]

Huh? The US has the largest private investment pool in the world.

Why would investors invest their money in things that have no chance of recouping that investment?

[MangoToupe]

Exactly! It's an absolutely foolish thing to build a society around, and the benefits are largely squandered on the private lives of private investors.

[strictnein]

"Absolutely foolish" - the tech sector doesn't exist without this "foolishness", but other than that, great idea.

[TylerE]

Nd they’re all concerned with next quarters results, not the next hundred years.

[strictnein]

Are your investments in places where you're interested in the next 100 years and won't see the benefits until after your dead?