"Completely focused on their own material gain, they allegedly can’t see the “big picture” of global issues — like the fact that they’re killing off the planet with their own filth and refuse." (Rhia)
Shaw smirked around the cigar. He rarely sampled from his tobacco stock, as he refused to ruin the body he'd work so hard on by wrecking the lungs, but one once in awhile was allowable. . .and he felt he'd chosen an excellent occasion. It just added the perfect emphasis on his smugness and lack of shits to give about such things.
"Oh, I actually see it just fine, Miss Hart. I've had numerous tree-huggers and environmental consultants alike inform me on the wastewater, the smog, the electricity and energy usage---and its cost to the planet. But all I care for, my dear, is the cost to me. And yes, I know, I live on this planet, but it's going to be well after I'm in laid the Earth itself that the damage to it starts to really matter. Too bad for my descendants, I suppose!"
@untamedmagic