FrankTrollman at [unixtime wrote:1139446011[/unixtime]]
Unless items move back where they started at the end of the spell, every telekinetic movement is a long-term effect.
Well, just hurling something probably isn't that big of a deal. It won't help you carry good far distances, and since you're burning a spell slot per telekinetic thrust, a wizard probably isn't going to be more efficient than a real construction crew, so long as you limit precision. If you wanted a big heavy statue carried over a long distance, you'd still want a wagon, because it's just more efficient that way.
Now if you have a ring of telekinesis that's instant use, now it becomes more of a long term ability, since the wizard can keep on doing it. But if we force the wizard to run out of slots, its really not that big of a deal. Not something that can take over an economy anyway.
I mean there isn't much you can use it for unless you allow it to lift truly titanic amounts of weight.