We Messed Up in Less Than a Second
What better way to end our list than to mention just how awful mankind has been to our planet? Sure, we’ve done some pretty great things in the name of humans everywhere, but we’ve also destroyed our planet in unfathomable ways. But what’s most disheartening is how much we’ve done in a short time.
Industrialization, war, hunting, unsustainable agricultural practices, pollution, unregulated manufacturing, and good old political turmoil have all contributed to the destruction of the ecosystem. In just 500 years, we’ve driven over 650 vertebrate species to extinction, and the only endangered animal anyone even cares about is pandas. We’re not judging you since we’ve undoubtedly done our part to destroy the world, either directly or indirectly.