They are totally aware of the stakes, but they don't care. In our world, the richer you get, the more you can escape the consequences that the poor, popular and

They are totally aware of the stakes, but they don't care. In our world, the richer you get, the more you can escape the consequences that the poor, popular and middle classes have to endure. The higher income class is de facto in power in our democracies. No conspiracy here, just a class phenomenon. The poor don't vote ; the popular and middle classes tend to elect people from the higher income class. Their economic success give them credits for handling things. The higher income class doesn't care about 1/ the health of people 2/ if the wages are enough to have a modest but at leat descent life 3/ the environment They care about 1/ their own wealth, health 2/ having no social constraints whatsoever (in the name of freedom, which is a right for all but they are the ones who have the means to act as free persons) 3/ order: they want a super policed society. So the poor are over-repressed by the police but they escape the law (connections, bribery, very good lawyers). On climate disruption and biodiversity annihilation, our "elite" reveals that they don't even care for their grandchildren. The 0.1%, the top of the income elite, do care and buy large pieces of land in New Zealand with 100% self-sustainable houses and food production. And armed security and heliports.