Oh, I have no illusion politicians can (or even want to) solve this problem they created, even if the solution is staring them in the face. The current reaction

Oh, I have no illusion politicians can (or even want to) solve this problem they created, even if the solution is staring them in the face. The current reaction to anything new and optimistic is fear and denial. See how news about AI were received, for example. The only hope comes, as always, from technologists. Maybe in states/countries more friendly to innovation and not eager to regulate everything into stagnation.