Just as a addendum to this, there’s a book “What Lies Beneath” What lies Beneath with a super interesting foreword by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber about the very real dangers of relying on statistical models and doing nothing.
You don’t have to read the entire book but I’d encourage everyone interested to read the foreword.
I know some other viewpoints that are dangerous and irrational, too. Optimism is allowed in my treehouse, as long as you are realistic about circumstances.