It is a tricky proposition. The world has existed for billions of years, and doesn’t look as though it is at much risk. There are billions of humans on the planet. Our species is doing spectacularly well.
On the whole our species is doing well, but if you look at history there’s quite a bit of precedent for societies collapsing (Mayans, Mohenjo Daro, Sumerians), being wiped out by disease (Native Americans), and being destroyed by natural catastropes (Crete). We just don’t find them that pressing because our society is still going.
On the whole our species is doing well, but if you look at history there’s quite a bit of precedent for societies collapsing (Mayans, Mohenjo Daro, Sumerians), being wiped out by disease (Native Americans), and being destroyed by natural catastropes (Crete). We just don’t find them that pressing because our society is still going.