We seen this in nature all the time when a species overtaxed available resources and suffers a population collapse
I think it stings because we can imagine humanity coming together to survive, but all we see is frustration and failure to act.
It's sad we were not up to the task, despite having more tools than all our Ancestors, it was the failed social co-ordination that ended our evolutionary race
It doesn't look good does it? Lots of folk still seem to be in the denial stage -- some are now in the outright "alternative facts" camp and all while conditions deteriorate.
I don't think it's denial. I think most people simply do not care that much about life in general. Or maybe rather: most do not care that much about the continuation of the current form of civilization. Or even maybe risky: most want society to collapse eventually (not during our lifetime, because the transition would definitely suck, but eventually).
