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Most of us don't want sustainable energy, agriculture, etc., that doesn't mean we don't fight tooth and nail for them...

It's possible (probable?) an absence of sustainable agriculture and / or energy may present an existential crisis at some point.

Agreeing on a set of weights and measures not so much.

I was simply presenting a counter-example to the argument: We don't want to change so we shouldn't change.