> but we can't cover our eyes and cover our ears and pretend the world isn't changing

I don't think people are pretending the world isn't changing. I think people are right to be deeply skeptical about the direction we're headed in. More powerful tech companies dug in deeper into our lives, more government surveillance, harder times for small companies and more influence from mega-corps.

Lying, cheating and game-rigging at industrial scale powered by machine intelligence. He's lucky all he got were boos.