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Given that most Greeks of that era believed they lived after the decline of a golden age, I suspect he might be be more understanding than most people today.

In fact, Plato himself lived through a ruthless and bloody revolution that killed his friends and ended in the reign of the 14 tyrants!

Plato at the Googleplex might be of interest to you - it's got its rough points but it brings a lot of his philosophy forward to be more relatable.

> stealing the future of the next

How would the next generation like having a pristine Earth, without any infrastructure whatsoever?

No roads, no buildings, no domesticated animals, no libraries, nothing but nature.

No pyramids, no poems, all the oil and coal in the ground, "noble savages" all around.

I mean, I guess you could say the pyramids were built with green energy. It's a strange twist on slavery, but creative.