The status quo isn't sensible and sound. It also isn't insensible or unsound. It is simply the current state of things, the result of thousands of years of huma

The status quo isn't sensible and sound. It also isn't insensible or unsound. It is simply the current state of things, the result of thousands of years of humans interacting with each other and their environments. Smart people can often identify things that seem strange or sub-optimal (under some framework of thought) about the current state of things. They might be not be able to fully articulate what they are instinctually sensing, or have any idea about the best way to improve the situation. However, often they will express their ideas. Yes, of course, some people will say anything for attention. But it would be quite a rash overreaction to assume that all or most seemingly unusual statements are simply cries for attention, or that they don't contain some sliver of wisdom or insight. The complexity of the universe results in no one having even a slice of the whole picture, and we will continue struggling to get by with incredibly rough, imperfect heuristics for centuries to come.