I wonder why this was downvoted? I'm stating what should be obvious to everyone. As the human habitation moves deeper into the woods, there is an increase in the political motivation to engage in "assiduous firefighting".
That's not necessarily a good excuse for whacking the downvote arrow, but there are other excuses that are good ones, such as the ridiculously poor UI design of said arrows that make it too easy to hit the wrong one, combined with the Slashdot-era inability to correct an accidental moderation.