I have a personal idea that we are undergoing a collective change overload which is causing us to back away from further innovation and change. It seems to me t

I have a personal idea that we are undergoing a collective change overload which is causing us to back away from further innovation and change. It seems to me that all forms of excitement for future tech have turned to skepticism for the vast majority of people. At the same time, climate change is demonstrating the extreme dark side of technical progress. It seems that our legal, ethical and mental models need to catch up for a generation before we can begin envisioning new positive futures again.