mediocrity

Copernicus taught us that the world is not the center of the universe and Darwin that humans aren't special. But now we're thinking that this time is unique and not mediocre - global collapse is coming. Finally, something special!

human / nature

I've been studying ecology for about a decade, and watching nature shows all my life. You must be impressed with the intensity of natural innovation; every organism, population, and species is innovating in ways that will give it an edge.

Humans are doing that as well, but unfortunately we have no competetor nearly as resourceful as we are, so we're driving ourselves over some edge.

Does one answer lie in being less 'natural' and doing less: less innovation, less disruption, less territoriality?