People keep insisting that something cool and futuristic will destroy people's lives, which seems like a bad excuse for ignoring all the awful, mundane, present

People keep insisting that something cool and futuristic will destroy people's lives, which seems like a bad excuse for ignoring all the awful, mundane, present-day things destroying people's lives. For instance, I expect paramilitary activity to start killing a few people on a regular basis, and it's not even the future yet!