[crispinb]

On the streets this may be so, but I'm convinced many rich high-profile deniers are simply liars. They're making hay while the sun shines (manageably). They'll have read their Tainter et al, and know the wealthy are likely to be able to buy themselves a plum spot from which to view the collapse. All those super-wealthy Americans weren't (pre-Ardern) snaffling up chunks of New Zealand just because it's pretty.