Follow the money: Much of the "predictions" and "everyone is sooo worried about" stuff is originated or amplified by people who will profit from that, particula

Follow the money: Much of the "predictions" and "everyone is sooo worried about" stuff is originated or amplified by people who will profit from that, particularly by attracting investors and grants. Plus, it's simply a more-exciting future to imagine and discuss than "it'll be moderately useful in some specific applications but most our problems will still be around."