The hubris here is itself a deliberate and carefully engineered posture. If we accept the stance that this is all inevitable then the labs drive the agenda (of course, in their favour).
We've had a lot of years of complacent government leaving people feeling exposed to corporate interests, such that fear narratives are very powerful.
None of what is being proposed is inevitable. We have a choice.
Unfortunately, it is a collective action problem. Whenever I hear "we" I flinch.
Can you say more?
It's hard to get humans to agree to things that are in their collective interest but many not be in their individual interest. It is at the root of many problems. Look up "collective action problem."
What do you think it might take to precipitate collective action in this case?
An event that suddenly has a large negative impact on a big enough group of people.