In 2024 it is becoming clear that the self-deception humanity told itself about Climate Change and Ecological Change of the world in general, over-development, diversity of plants, animals, oceans - has been just that, self-deception. Many many many people in Middle East, Russia, USA, Canada, on and on - have used marketing / advertising / entertainment lifestyle to convince everyday people that it wasn't that big of a deal since 1970.
The outcome of choices made by all people was optimism.