This is my general feeling as well. People enjoy catastrophizing, and also fail to appreciate that we as a species are actually fairly good at solving problems.
I agree but we’re also very good at making new problems and destroying the nature around us. I wonder how many species dissapeared due to modern humans’ way of life and needs. We’re so good at it that we won’t stop till there’s nothing else left to destroy.
I think that’s a fair argument about the past, but the last 200 years are so incredibly different than the 6000 before them I don’t know that it will hold.