You are absolutely correct. What amazes me is people's ability to put their fingers into their ears and go "Lalala, I'm not hearing you. I'm not seeing the pro

You are absolutely correct. What amazes me is people's ability to put their fingers into their ears and go "Lalala, I'm not hearing you. I'm not seeing the problem, lalala!" Every rational observer should be able see the calamity we're headed for. I guess even the prospect of /possible/ having to give up /some/ comfort is enough for most people to just stop thinking and retreat into the ivory towers of wishful thinking. "There's nothing wrong with our current societal setup. It's going good for me, isn't it? And of course there will be a magical mystery technology that will save us all." We're so fucked.