[planfaster]

> It's really hard to argue with the track-record of those politicians, pharma companies, and bought scientists.

As a lawyer, you should know it's pretty easy:

"Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results."

Quod erat demonstrandum.

[TeMPOraL]

It's simpler than that. Past performance is something you get used to, and if you grow up around something working, you sort of assume it's always been like that. Part of the reason why every new generation wants to dismantle the systems set up by their grandparents.