Yes, my existential angst declined substantially after realising I had grand-children. (But that's not what you mean). The requirement to sustain the soil would be an integral cultural norm in a healthy society, by 'common sense'. It can be seen in a microcosm on an allotment site, with half the gardeners avidly composting, and the other half just stripping the topsoil, slowly. The crude indicator is soil height, a finer one is microinvertebrates (per yogurt pot).
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