Corporate is very, very good at hijacking and redirecting conversations to prevent or slow down any meaningful change. I feel like we've lost 50 years of really important time to make dramatic world-changing changes.
Not only will the people at the top be gone, but their families will probably be mostly fine too since it's all the rest of us that will be affected by extreme weather events and climate displacement/refugees long before those families are are.
I agree. So much could have been done with redirected resources. How far would battery have tech advanced if truly supported from the 80s, instead of maintaining oil and coal industries.
I believe controllership of the world hasn't change much over the centuries. It was always ruled by monarchies who assert their power over their populace. Now it's family dynasties hidden behind LLCs and muddled up behind the legal system.
In this sense, I am always a pessimist and I believe nothing would ever change despite all the technology we have. We might have the perception that we can change things, but it's all because the powers above deem it possible. Just another spook in the wheel. I accept it and try to make the most out of it and hope to leave something for my future generations.
/end sad note