In a The Future of Humanity, by Micho Kaku (or it might have been one of his other novels.) Dr. Kaku presents an abundance of theory about why we do not see planets like Earth in the universe (so far) and so why it is so rare to see Earth like planets.

Dr. Kaku explains that most evolved civilizations, like Earth for example, will destroy themselves or be destroyed by external forces and never make to "the advanced planetary stages". Dr. Kaku offers a lot of very interesting theory about this and classifies planetary civilizations based on how advanced they are (energy production and control, etc). Without going into the details, Dr. Kaku does a very good job of explaining why life, as we know it here on Earth, is so rare in the universe and how difficult it is for planetary civilizations to evolve or advance out of the current "somewhat primitive" (my words, not his) state we (on Earth) are in now.

My best guess is that humans will destroy this planet like a cancer destroys an animal; and Earth will never reach an "advanced planetary state". It's only a matter of time.

Earth is a gift. However, human greed, consumerism, racism, sexism, political and religious conflict, hate, selfishness, etc. etc. are destroying the planet. It's so primitive, our world; but there is little we can do about it (sorry, but just look around you). Yes, we can recycle and try to change things, but on a global scale, the fate of Earth seem sealed. Humans are killing off animal, plant and insect species at an alarming rate. Humans are dumping waste on every corner of the planet. This planet is a huge cesspool of human waste and destruction.

I have visited over 50 countries in my short life here on Earth and worked in a number of them. I live on the seacoast now for the daily clean ocean breeze and the sounds of the surf.

It never ceases to amazing me how selfish, hateful and emotionally unstable humans are, everywhere. I have been on around 1000 scuba dives globally, and you would be amazed to see the human destruction that happens around islands (under the sea) where everywhere humans go; especially in the name of tourism and commerce. The best dive sites I have been on are the ones far away from humans as they can be (like a shipwreck far away from islands where humans visit). That is a sad commentary on what humans are doing to this Earth.

For me, I feel lucky to live in the world today, but I am quite sure future generations will live in a much more dark, dystopian world where horrible things we never imagined would be true, will be true.

Climate change is only one of myriad problems humans are responsible for on Earth. It is only one of myriad debates that keep people distracted from making the Earth a better place.

Now, the big push is for "AI", self driving Ubers, and all the other information-related technology and all the giant tech companies get rich off collecting and selling our personal data so we can be targeted, classified, and manipulated. The big rich companies do what all big rich companies do, get richer at the expense of the planet. The rise of the industrial age caused great pollution for the Earth's natural resources. The rise of the information age has and will continue to cause great pollution in the Earth's information and cyberspace(s).

It's inevitable.

Humans hunt and kill other animals for sport. Humans dump waste every where on this planet. Humans kill, injure and rape each other because of their personal "likes and dislikes" and / or "wants and needs"

Humans will destroy Earth because of human selfishness, ignorance and vast greed. There is zero doubt about it.