[thejohnconway]

Species is a concept that isn't particularly well defined, and certainly not in palaeontology. One can see, however, diverging body plans (disparity), distinct lineages (diversity). If we take our extinction further, it will probably be tens of millions of years before we see the kind of diversity and disparity we had until the last couple of centuries. Its the period of imbalance that causes the problem.

Anyway, congrats on not caring about nature. It's must feel very free.

[roenxi]

The average person lives in a city where they don't interact with nature, aren't near nature and aren't particularly affected by nature. People aren't argumentative about it but their choices suggest that on balance, the normal response is not to care. There are more important things to worry about like the well-being of humans.