You frame it like we're incapable of that kind of thinking as individuals or as a species. That's demonstrably untrue. The problem is that the entities that ar

You frame it like we're incapable of that kind of thinking as individuals or as a species. That's demonstrably untrue. The problem is that the entities that are tasked with protecting us from shortsighted and other problematic paths are not doing that. Either they're incapable because they're not invested with the necessary authority to do their jobs, or they're influenced by those who would gain from harmful scenarios, or both.