I agree that my run through of the article seemed to point to problems more than solutions, but I have always felt that the old chestnut 'don't bring me problems, bring me solutions' was a bit shortsighted.
Yes, it would be nice if every problem had a solution provided in a gift wrapped box. Yet, it is dangerous to pretend that problems do not exist simply because we do not know how to solve it.
Now, how to do this without become overwhelmed and despondent in the face of these problems is another issue.