[Loquebantur]

You too over-generalize when extrapolating past behavior linearly into the future.

Being conscious intelligent creatures, humans ought to be able to learn from their mistakes and implement change accordingly.

This presupposes one refrains from defeatist refusal to engage those problems of course.

[satellites]

How long have you been following politics and economics in a serious capacity?

> Being conscious intelligent creatures, humans ought to be able to learn from their mistakes and implement change accordingly.

We sure ought to, I agree with you there.