They tend to be quickly forgotten. Thousands of schizophrenics were cured and released from asylums when antibiotics were discovered. Their mental health proble

They tend to be quickly forgotten. Thousands of schizophrenics were cured and released from asylums when antibiotics were discovered. Their mental health problems were rooted in having syphilis. Once cured of syphilis, they were no longer crazy either. Many people have not heard of this incident. We prevented Y2K from becoming an Apocalypse. People now remember Y2K with derision, like "Those fools ever thought it was a threat. Ha!" When oil wells were set on fire as Saddam Hussein departed Kuwait, it was predicted they would burn for years and be a global environmental catastrophe. When it was resolved in six months, it was a footnote in stories with more human drama. It was not celebrated with the degree of fervor that the potential catastrophe was loudly decried. People have a way of sweeping good news under the rug, forgetting it was ever a serious problem and finding something new to loudly bellyache about.