"Plan development for seven generations, not short-term returns When the Squamish Nation first proposed modest mid-rise apartment buildings on their 10.5-acre Vancouver land, younger council member Wilson Williams challenged the vision by invoking a Squamish teaching: "We got to start planning seven generations ahead." Wilson asked directly, "How is it going to give us generations of wealth?" and concluded that a generic mid-rise complex wasn't "justified enough" as an answer. Anyone making a major investment or infrastructure decision should ask not just what returns it generates now, but whether it creates durable, compounding value for those who come after. Source: Wilson Williams, Planet Money, The Squamish Nation's Economic Experiment"