It is almost a perverse idea to refer to a future Earth as a kind of Yellowstone. Where Yellowstone is what it is through careful preservation, the foundation of that future society will be built upon the exploitation and potential destruction of Earth. It's a confusing place to be in, as humans. Biological optimism is colliding with the dystopia that intelligence predicts as inevitable.
It is almost a perverse idea to refer to a future Earth as a kind of Yellowstone. Where Yellowstone is what it is through careful preservation, the foundation of that future society will be built upon the exploitation and potential destruction of Earth. It's a confusing place to be in, as humans. Biological optimism is colliding with the dystopia that intelligence predicts as inevitable.