19. ‘Humans Are Too Small to Affect the Planet’
This myth underestimates the scale of our impact. Human activity has transformed the atmosphere, oceans, and land on a global scale—so much so that scientists now refer to our era as the Anthropocene.
As highlighted in Nature, we’ve altered ecosystems, changed the composition of the air we breathe, and reshaped entire landscapes. Our collective influence is undeniable and unprecedented in Earth’s history.