Selfish demand

Once again John Roughan (Weekend Herald, September 10) is prioritising his own comfort and convenience; ignoring that in the next decade or two the world will belong to those much younger than us oldies.

So why should we still expect decisions in our selfish interest? Is it because we simply have relatively more voting power — which Wayne Brown well knows?

We seniors have had our day, at great cost to the planet. We cannot expect or demand a return to yesteryear; we in fact must change the way we live as much as possible, including “motorised personal transport” (in which the young show less interest nowadays).

Reduction of fossil fuels or dairy farming in NZ will probably not make one iota of difference to the damage climate change is now bringing to our shores, but to do nothing will certainly anger the younger generations, who are already victims of our greed and stupidity.

B Darragh, Auckland Central.