Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoWhy do voters elect governments with only short-term interests in mind?thewalrus.caexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down16
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkWhy do voters elect governments with only short-term interests in mind?thewalrus.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squarepanathea@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·3 days agoThis was a very wordy article and I’m not sure I got anything out of it. It’s in our best interests to act in long-term thinking but politics favors short-term thinking. Whatcha gonna do about it?
minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days ago politics favors short-term thinking So does biology. Immediate gratification wins out over delayed gratification almost every single time.
minus-squareLeFantomelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days ago[edit: the article did not load for me and my comment was apparently based on the article I had read just before. Apologies. Deleting my comment.
This was a very wordy article and I’m not sure I got anything out of it. It’s in our best interests to act in long-term thinking but politics favors short-term thinking. Whatcha gonna do about it?
So does biology. Immediate gratification wins out over delayed gratification almost every single time.
[edit: the article did not load for me and my comment was apparently based on the article I had read just before. Apologies. Deleting my comment.