When things are spread out over time people are able to adjust to the point that society, as a whole, might not even notice there was a problem, even if for som

When things are spread out over time people are able to adjust to the point that society, as a whole, might not even notice there was a problem, even if for some segment of that society it might feel like the end of the world - or at least an incomparable inflection point. The only real problem you have is when things come on hard and fast, like a tsunami.