It was very interesting how the concern of theft had very little to do with the actual assets that would be taken, but rather concentrated on the IP contained within. This makes sense when we discussed the effect of globalization and increases in technology where basically the aspects of a business that would make it profitable were human capital and technology. Basically, as long as the people are not hurt and the IP is not compromised, the core strengths of the business are still in tact.
The mention of perpetuity and long-term multi generational growth of a company was also interesting . I think that our culture has developed a very short-term outlook on many aspects of life, which has certain consequences. This has had an effect on long-term investments in property and in sustainability projects. For example, a hundred years ago, a person might plant a tree that would take thirty or forty years to grow, but they knew their children or grandchildren would receive the benefits. However, it is a very low chance now that someone will be living on the same property for the rest of their lives, not even thinking about children. Therefore, people choose not to invest in long term projects. I think that there is a basic problem that people do not look into the future while making decisions, such as the level of waste that is produced by an average household. We need to start thinking in terms of multiple generations ahead of us or else those generations may not be able to exist.
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