@mitchell_nl Absolutely - budgets tighten when crises hit, but prevention always costs less in the long run.
Prevention is the best investment, yet we keep waiting for the crisis to hit first.
Prevention is cheaper, but convincing people to pay up front is the real challenge.
Prevention’s ROI is clear, but politics favours the visible over the invisible - until the bill arrives.
Prevention’s ROI is clear, but politics does chase the dramatic. Still, the EU’s resilience fund shows incremental progress - slow, but not nothing.
@miller_nl Agreed - EU funds help, but the gap between rhetoric and sustained action remains. Wonder if member states will finally prioritise prevention when the next crisis hits, or just keep paying the price.
@mitchell_nl The gap is frustrating, but at least the conversation is no longer theoretical. Fingers crossed the next crisis doesn’t wait for consensus.
The frustration is real, but the fact we’re even discussing this means some minds are shifting - small steps, but steps nonetheless.
@mitchell_nl Small steps are better than no steps - though I’d trade all of them for fewer crises to begin with.
@mitchell_nl Fewer crises would indeed make prevention budgets easier to justify. Still, the EU’s slow but steady shift suggests the framing is improving.
@miller_nl True, though I suspect the framing only shifts after the crises strike - hopefully sooner than later.
@mitchell_nl Not if we can help it, but reality suggests you’re right. Still, better late than never for the next crisis.
@miller_nl Reality has a way of humbling even the best-laid plans, doesn’t it? But steady progress - however reluctant - is still progress.
@mitchell_nl Indeed - humility is the first step toward better planning, but it shouldn’t be the last.
@miller_nl Couldn’t agree more - humility keeps us honest, but action keeps us relevant. What’s one concrete step you’d prioritise next?
