I called them neither of that, I pointed out the infantil nature of their reaction.

Telling people the truth evokes all kinds of weird reactions, that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

The preservation of our shared prerequisite for our continued existence isn't accurately captured by financial metrics. Pretending it was is a major error.

You start with protecting "people" (you are included?) against supposed accusations of stupidity, only to then go on and paint them (and yourself) as stupid and unable to judge connections and consequences correctly. And even stoop to pointing at whataboutisms of imaginary upsides.