Depressing, ain't it?
I'm used to filling the role as the local nutjob/crank.
I've come to conclusion that most people are clueless and wish to remain that way. So be it.
However, there is one group of people whose attitude continues to bother me. It's those people who are very concerned about the environment and are trying to live their lives accordingly. Unfortunately, most of these people, at least the ones I know, are totally clueless about the macro environment in which they operate.
They believe that if they drive Priuses, put PV on their roofs, all will be well in the end. They simply assume that the world will eventually understand and follow their lead to eternal bliss on earth.
Resource depletion, overshoot, the inherent problems with capitalism are inconvenient truths to them. Literally. When I asked one of my friends to read "Overshoot" he told me that he avoids negativism.