We have created the complex machinery of human growth, but left off the brakes, training and road signs telling us to use them.

It's all in the marketing, and the destination is imaginary (Heaven, Utopia, Singularity, Shining City on the Hill, Equality, Fairness, etc.) while the costs are hidden from the points of purchase.

"Clever will substitute for intelligence for a time. Then you die." -Lord Vetinari, "Making Money" by Terry Pratchett