I draw your attention to April 2023, when a Russian-linked hacking group successfully penetrated a Canadian natural gas pipeline provider and was “able to increase valve pressure, disable alarms, and make emergency shutdowns.” By the way, this Russian hacking team wasn't even their best, so that's what we're risking when we fiddle while Rome burns on cyber-legislation.
I'm not saying we're going to have a Hollywoodesque total society shutdown. I'm saying people could get killed. I'm saying businesses could be negatively impacted economically. I'm saying there are people who want to throw a punch and hit us right in the nose. We are sticking our face up, without an ability to defend ourselves, and it's going to hurt.