Yeh I'd rather not.
Some days I think we're doing decently building out the system that everyone is going to switch to either through natural gravitation or by force.
Other days I figure we're all doomed which leads to getting mad and redirecting some energy into pushing point 1, because trying and failing will always be better than not even making an attempt.
I oscillate between hope and doom also. I suspect doom, but still have hope for hope.