I read the implicit claim to be that technological innovation has fairly rapidly mitigated it’s own problems. What I think the author misses is the interplay

I read the implicit claim to be that technological innovation has fairly rapidly mitigated it’s own problems. What I think the author misses is the interplay between pessimists identifying problems and innovators creating solutions. A voice identifying a severe problem is important, but do is the own saying “we got this, let’s fix it.”