individuals in government and society in turn responds to advertising, lobbying, influence, bribery from vested interests... So you can ask the question: if it

individuals in government and society in turn responds to advertising, lobbying, influence, bribery from vested interests... So you can ask the question: if it would be rational for society to do $THING in its own collective self-interest, e.g. incentivize more community projects, then why doesn't it do that? And perhaps the answer is, within the current context, moving to that new state is no longer reachable...