The intersection of 'social and economic forces' right now - terrifying; it quite literally keeps me up at night. And we are a dismal species, constantly distracted by nonsense while being squeezed out of existence.

... Because Governments are slashing programs, that means there will be no funding for these questions; it will be left to corporations who will hold out until bankruptcy.

It truly is harsh, the challenge I face is decision making, universal approval on proposals, and then people just sit on them for months - it's straining to say the least.

Heh was trying to run down the source for that, then I saw the /jk.