Satish

“Because it is there”
― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air

“The First Wave Extinction, which accompanied the spread of the foragers, was followed by the Second Wave Extinction, which accompanied the spread of the farmers, and gives us an important perspective on the Third Wave Extinction, which industrial activity is causing today. Don’t believe tree-huggers who claim that our ancestors lived in harmony with nature. Long before the Industrial Revolution, Homo sapiens held the record among all organisms for driving the most plant and animal species to their extinctions. We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of biology. Perhaps”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“I’m going to repeat that: Without the support of our Sherpas none of us has any chance of climbing the mountain.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air