The question is, how did we not see where this volatile and unhappy interplay of negative amplifiers was heading? Overpopulation, ecocide, unchecked capitalism—check! Unheeded warnings, perpetual growth, unstoppable consumerism—check! What I’m trying to say is, a triumph of the human spirit was bad for the environment. We objectified nature. Our backfires spread like wildfires. We were custodians of the earth and we physically abused our charge. Fishing the seas to extinction was as self-defeating as giving yourself a neck tattoo on the way to a job interview.’
