It ALL hinges on making elections fair in the first place. Closed primaries and first past the post rules make banana republic democracies seem fair in comparison. Until those issues get solved, I only see the “adults in the room” deciding to boil the oceans for profit while codifying it into law more each year.
It’s hard not to be cynical.
Absolutely! I never realized how powerful the media is until I read Chomsky in college.