Governments have tried to keep this secret not out of concern that the general public will panic, but because the energy generating devices involved would save us from the (staged) Energy crisis that will lead to civil unrest, & then their solution will be martial law; A New World Order.
Of course, life could be different. Society could be intelligently organized to meet the real needs of the general population. You and others like you could collectively fight to free yourselves from our domination. But you don't know that. In fact, you can't even imagine that another way of life is possible. And that's probably the greatest, most significant achievement of our system — robbing you of your imagination, your creativity, your ability to think and act for yourself. So we'd truly like to thank you from the bottom of our heartless hearts. Your loyal sacrifice makes possible our corrupt luxury; your work makes our system work. Thanks so much for "knowing your place" - without even knowing it!
"When generations look back on the beginning of the 21st Century they will either remember the failed methods of civilizations, polluting technologies & governments that led to a disaster beyond belief, or the brave and visionary revolution that saved the world from a crisis that we stood on the brink of."- Author Unknown