I've noticed that contemporary tech people (or at least the richer ones) have a cultural tick that leads them to deny or minimize the importance of real problems that don't involve shiny new technology. By way of examples:

Microsoft destroying YouTube-DL: Problem.

Amazon exploiting its non-tech workforce: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bitcoin's energy use: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Macs not running third party code: Problem.

Nuclear war: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Global climate change: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Future risk of AI paperclip maximizers: Problem.

Current danger of businesses operating as human-powered paperclip mazimixers: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Etc.