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I think because if it was to be addressed, then we would start to question the elephant in the room which is not what those in power want, and they are the ones propagating the psychological games on people. ie that we are insignificant, just space dust, life has no meaning or purpose etc..

Yes we would have to rethink our faster, bigger, more at any prize society.
Really happy people are hard to manipulate I guess.