Is all the griping and complaining about the price of gas for naught?

When I drove a car all over I was there, griping about how expensive gas was. I can’t recall how many years it has gone on. What I do notice, is there is as many large trucks and seemingly even more huge SUVs on the road that is before you fold in the sports cars and sports coups. If gas is really that repugnant to buy because of the price and supposed gouging by the oil companies, one would think there would be more commuting and ride sharing, or the road being littered with Priuses, Leafs, or other hybrid or electric cars. With all the larger and allegedly non-fuel efficient vehicles still proliferating the road ways, all the griping and bitching about how much one has to pay at the pump is all for naught, if it was that expensive, how come seeing a large SUV, personal truck, etc. isn’t as scarce as seeing a California Condor? Is it just the middle class and the poor griping only because they are frustrated knowing they are going to suck it up and pay to drive? What excuse do they have for not getting a hybrid or electric car and save on their fuel bill?