IF YOU THINK that humans are destroying the planet in a way that’s historically unprecedented, you’re suffering from a species-level delusion of grandeur. We’re not even the first creatures to pollute the Earth so much that other creatures go extinct.
Scatter, Adapt and Remember by @Annalee Newitz 🍜
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Unknown parent • •That is probably what the author means by "delusion of grandeur.".
One doesn't meed to be smart to trigger process of ecological succession, even at a planetary scale (that's what the all-crisis is, essentially).
Besides, if you are looking for consolation, look elsewhere. This is about (possible) survival.