What you talk about there, making things that last, is very much one of the many things that Technocracy already proposes to reduce waste and inefficiency. I think that you agree with more of it than you think.
But if you just want to give up and not even try, then I guess that's you're choice. For me, given a choice between a small chance and none, I'll take the small chance. Especially when there is a good plan just waiting to be used. I don't want the selfish people to win if I can help it.
