Clearly we are not even trying to compete. We keep on falling behind with our behind mindsets.
And yes, I’m an 80s fan as well but those times are nothing but the age old past by now. Nothing will bring them back, continued denial will just rob us of our future.
Let us take it as read that if you have children, you are morally obliged to work to ensure that the planet is habitable for them and future generations. But if you choose not to have children, do you have any moral obligation to ensure the planet can continue to support life after you have died?
I could foresee a future when more-or-less everyone agrees that something drastic would have to be done to save the planet, but an electorally-significant block simply say "don't care, dead soon, so long and thanks for all the fish".