Yes, people tend to focus on current times. It's an incredibly shortsighted mentality that selfishly puts oneself over tens of billions of future lives being improved. https://pessimistsarchive.org
Do you have any dependents, like parents or kids, by any chance? Imagine not being able to provide for them. Think how’d you feel in such circumstances.
Like in general I totally agree with you, but I also understand why a person would care about their loved ones and themselves first.
