It doesn't get swept under the carpet, or at least amongst our happy little community it doesn't. Better than in some places. If you're expecting rock operas or odes to it you're shit outta luck, but at least acknowledging it is progress.
That's people. We're selfish little bastards always looking for the next fix, the next fuck, heads and hearts to crush beneath our heels and our fifteen minutes. Don't sound so damn naive about it.