> How much is progress really worth if the people at the forefront of it anticipate global collapse in their private lives? The two are unrelated. The value of

> How much is progress really worth if the people at the forefront of it anticipate global collapse in their private lives? The two are unrelated. The value of progress has nothing to do with the hobbies of the rich. It is fun to plan to be in a movie you liked. Disaster movies are popular and people with too much money like to spend money preparing for the end of the world. Engineers do have more doubts about new technology, and C-level execs doubt society. We doubt what we know and trust the rest of society due to the Dunning Krueger Effect. Another example is that farmers usually have more doubts about food safety than do computer programmers.