Oh I fully agree. In humanities attempt to "grow" and "learn", we've failed to realize that our advancements are encouraging the very behavior which is destroying us. Sadly, in the face of stunning technological advancements, especially those which "make our lives easier/more comfortable", no one bothers to look to the long-term impact of such advancements. A simple example is the advent of prescription lenses. Without them, those with vision issues die off, as they cannot compete against those with perfect vision. Instead, we have a society of increasinly visually impaired individuals, because they are able to live on and promulgate their poor genes. The above example is a microcosm of the larger issue, much of which you previously stated. Often what humanity deems as "good" is not actually condusive to a long, healthy, and fufilling lifestyle. More often, what we deem as "good" is what makes us feel good in the moment, and nothing more. T.S. Eliot depicts the end result of this trajectory quite well in The Hollow Men... > This is the way the world ends > This is the way the world ends > This is the way the world ends > Not with a bang but a whimper.