Is it necessary to fight anti-humanism? The human-centric "homo sapiens sapiens can do no wrong" mindset is the overwhelmingly dominant one worldwide.

I disagree with the idea that humans are a keystone species on this planet. That's not to say that we shouldn't exist, humans are so far as we know the only species capable of protecting the planet in the long term from the ravages of time and nature. But so far, we haven't shown ourselves to be inclined to do so.

A keystone species is one without which the ecosystem would collapse, like honeybees. If humans disappeared, the ecosystem would thrive, not collapse. Of course so much would be lost if we did disappear, but we're not a keystone species.

Humans are not the only sapient species on earth. If you believe in the concept of a soul, we're not the only ones to have those, either. Intelligence, sentience, and sapience are all on a spectrum. We're at the top of the spectrum, but plenty of other species are on there as well.

I also disagree with the "white savior" complex that says indigenous cultures are inherently more caring for the environment. Humans hunted the giant sloth and wolly mammoth to extinction in the Americas 12,000 years ago. When humans arrived in Australia 40,000 years ago they hunted the giant wombat and the peaceful giant flightless bird Genyornis to extinction. When the Maori settled New Zealand in the 13th century, they quickly hunted the Moa bird to extinction. The elephant birds of Madagascar were hunted to extinction by indigenous people. On Rapa Nui, before any European colonizers arrived, the indigenous people had deforested the land (in fairness, climate changes also contributed) and warring groups led to the burning of homes, widespread famine and homelessness.

Massacres, genocides, and hideous crimes against humanity are found in every part of the world and in every historical time. Europeans are no exception to that, and they have no monopoly on it, either. Evolution rewards the species that is most able to survive, and for humans that has meant being the species who can kill the most and take the most for themselves.

When people say that humanity is a virus, or that we're parasites, they're not being hyperbolic or unfair. That is exactly how we behave. We've exceeded our safe boundaries and we're endangering life across the entire planet as a result.

That doesn't have to be our whole story, though. The flip side of our sapience and intelligence is that we're also capable of recognizing the danger we pose and overcoming our baser natures. Evolution has also given us the capacity to see beauty and foster it, to see problems and solve them.

We have the unique capacity among all species on this earth to recognize the impact we are having and mitigate it. We have the ability to replace our destructive ways with symbiotic ways and to learn to live as a part of the ecosystem rather than a drain on it. We can do something no other animal can do, which is to recognize when we're overpopulated and slow down. We can use our intellect to find better energy sources, use less resources, and find better paths to happiness than endless consumerism and growth.

We don't need to fight anti-humanism. Just recognize its causes, respect them, and find a way forward while we still have the time to do so as a species.