I don't think we can robustly rely on the whims and trends of consumer groups to safeguard our societies. This is what public policy, laws, and regulations ar

I don't think we can robustly rely on the whims and trends of consumer groups to safeguard our societies. This is what public policy, laws, and regulations are supposed to do. Although I suppose the problem there is that politicians and government offices don't generally seem to be properly incentivized and empowered to solve these long term issues...