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Life of Steroids! On a random metro/subway ride? You’re watching the human race sprint like it’s auditioning for a dystopian sitcom. Phones dinging, lattes steaming. It is a glimpse of survival’s gone theatrical. But we’re aware of this. And we keep performing.
Two and a Half Million Years vs. 300 Years of Life
Our ancestors evolved from apes over roughly 2.5 million years, well that’s what we have understood as of now. We developed patience, lived lightly alongside nature all this while. Then came the last 300 years.
What happened? We went on knowledge steroids. Industry, science, technology accelerated us, but against what?
We’ve racked up some scorecard for you about life:
- Wildlife populations have collapsed by ~73% in just 50 years and freshwater species dropped even more, by ~85%.
- Biodiversity is dying 1,000 times faster than natural extinction rates.
- We’ve lost over 50% of coral reefs in 30 years, and more than half of wetlands since 1900.
- Over 1 million species now face extinction, and wildlife populations have plunged 68% since 1970.
The coming wars won’t be about flags
The National Intelligence Council Report (NICR) clearly shows that future conflicts won’t be fought over politics or pride. They’ll be about water tables, arable land, and rare earth minerals. Power has shifted from ideology to inventory.
Let’s say an army of caterpillars are stripping a tree bare. At least they have a goal, metamorphosis. But humans? We consume just to prove we can. Our transformation is into… better consumers.
Nature Keeps All These Receipts
Humanity marches under a cloak of misdirection. We chase wealth and power like they’re GPS coordinates to meaning. A few voices shout warnings, reminding us that this planet isn’t bottomless. But most of us scroll past them on social media.
Nature, but, doesn’t scroll. It reacts. The past 50 years have seen viral outbreaks, climate chaos, superstorms. You call them random events or evolution’s curriculum, they read like pop quizzes we’re failing. And nature has more questions prepared for us like earthquakes, asteroids, rising seas.
Do You Think Evolution Owe Us Anything, Darn No
There’s no escape hatch. No secret colony on Mars yet waiting for us to trash Earth and move in. This is it. The only sustainable future is one where we live within nature’s limits.
Evolution is merciless. Just as apes evolved into humans, another species will one day evolve past us. We’re only dominant until nature decides we’ve outlived our purpose.
Exercise for Today: Being Part of Nature
Look around. Everything you use today, your phone, your clothes, your food. All these came from the earth. And it all goes back into it.
- What will your consumption look like when someone adds up your impact?
- Which habits are quietly draining the planet for your convenience?
- What can you change, even if it costs more or feels inconvenient?
If nature doesn’t survive, neither do we. Being “responsible” is our only survival protocol.
PS: Gen Alpha and Gen Beta deserve better lives than a scavenger hunt for clean air and water. If we care about our own species, we need to stop acting like ungrateful tenants in a rented house. Pay the rent. Maintain the property. Leave it better than you found it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It’s a metaphor for how humans are accelerating life unnaturally through overconsumption, technology, and greed.
Industrialization and rapid scientific progress have made humans exploit natural resources faster than ever before.
Because ecosystems keep humans alive. When they collapse, food, water, and climate stability collapse with them.
Yes, nature is resilient, but only if humans slow down consumption, restore habitats, and protect resources. We have seen this when covid-19 forced us to stay indoors.
Reduce waste, make mindful choices, and support sustainable innovations even if they cost more.
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