I agree. Your reply reminded me of a quote, I will leave it here, it is so so good for the discussion in hand

The best investment for one year is to grow grains; the best investment for ten years is to grow trees; the best investment for a lifetime is to educate people. What you gain from one year’s growth will be grains; what you gain from ten years’ growth will be trees; what you gain from a hundred years’ growth will be people.”Guan Zhong