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It's a bit more simple than that. When you start down a road and it starts raining, there are always a certain number of people who think taking a trip was a bad idea. Most know that eventually the rain will stop and you'll reach your destination and the trip will be a great idea after all.

I'm one who believes it will eventually stop raining, there are many who think nothing was worth leaving the warmth and comfort of home.

Kids learning to walk fall down, and sometimes they get hurt, but that doesn't mean you never teach a kid to walk.

Ummmmmmm, OK, that's enough analogies for one day. :o)

It's a bit more simple than that. When you start down a road and it starts raining, there are always a certain number of people who think taking a trip was a bad idea.

Excellent analogy. Cognitive imprecision in the time domain is what you're talking about. You've astutely pointed out an interesting pattern. Beyond the time domain - individuals often make bad decisions due to other forms of cognitive imprecision. But the mechanics "wrong or right" tend to lead back to personal responsibility and respect for individual liberty. It's an age old problem that the founding fathers of the United States nearly solved. They did the hard work - Lincoln did a little more - Wilson did a little more - GWB is doing a little more - and so on.

In history diverse societies have demonstrated incredible resilience. Just like a free market has self correcting properties, so too do free societies. No, the sky is not falling. It's being held aloft by philosophical genius.