We technically know how to be a responsible adult (civilization)
I don't think our government institutions are able to address the speed at which things are developing. Everyone wants to regulate AI, but what does that even look like?
Does Bob Bobson R-WY (age 83) chair of the Senate Committee for Emerging Technologies know? Does he have the capacity to know? Don't fuck it up, Bob or we all die. It's not Senator Bob's fault, he exists inside a governmental organization that prioritizes wisdom and seniority (I mean, took at Senator John Johnson, pro tempore (age 102) ).
but we can't help partying, fighting and drunk driving etc.
Primate brains. It all feeds back into itself as this destructive cycle.