Capitalism is dangerous, we say. Climate breakdown is accelerating. Radical changes to our economy and society must happen very quickly.
No, no, no, calm down, reply the patriarchs. Your elders know what they are doing. Everything will be fine. There’s no need to be a doomer.
Which reminds me of this...
"The state tells us the situation is not dangerous. The state tells us it wants to prevent a panic. When people ask questions that are not in their own best interest, they should simply be told to keep their minds on their labor, and leave matters of the state to the state. Contain the spread of information. That is how we keep the people from undermining the fruits of their own labor."
