From my own industry, it reminds me of how if we publish specific absorption rate (SAR) data, it's somehow evidence of a conspiracy that non-ionizing emissions from electronics are actually harmful. If we don't publish it, it's also evidence of conspiracy.

It seems like people can't accept good news.
- An epidemic appeared, and modern technology beat it with testing, vaccines, and treatment.
- EVs are superior, probably not for the environment unless the power comes from non-greenhouse gasses and the batteries don't hurt the environment as much as greenhouses gases, but because they have fewer moving parts.
- Crime in the world has been generally decreasing for hundreds of years and is still lower than even a few decades ago.

In some ways reality is boring compared to making stuff up, but reality is all there is, and at this point in human history it's really good.

Nice musings. +1