I think there is a number of reasons this blew up, but I think the biggest one is the lack of good news.
We all see weirder weather than we used to and man made climate change is implicated.
War in Ukraine.
Tensions with China.
Political turmoil in the U.S. with small minorities driving the news cycle with crazy talk.
We just got through COVID, and hopefully end of the inflation scare.
Housing prices suck the hope out of most on a daily basis.
Suddenly, a miracle material seems to appear that could change the game at so many levels, not owned by one corporation or country. And its a magnet, and everyone loves magnets....its the one things we've all experienced that feels like magic...and that magic was going to save us.
This is how I feel. I chose to have children with the knowledge that there is a very real possibility that they may inherit a hell scape when I’m dead. The thought of them having the possibility of a better future combined with finally having something positive to hope for fills a void that I believe many people share.
Interesting, there may be something to your observation. It also explains why you get these 'fireman rescues cat' news articles, even when there is plenty of other news, most of it very negative. And guess what then gets talked about.
We all see weirder weather than we used to and man made climate change is implicated.
War in Ukraine.
Tensions with China.
Political turmoil in the U.S. with small minorities driving the news cycle with crazy talk.
We just got through COVID, and hopefully end of the inflation scare.
Housing prices suck the hope out of most on a daily basis.
Suddenly, a miracle material seems to appear that could change the game at so many levels, not owned by one corporation or country. And its a magnet, and everyone loves magnets....its the one things we've all experienced that feels like magic...and that magic was going to save us.
So yeah. That's my diagnosis.