--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Looking at this stuff, hearing you…" description: "\"“Looking at this stuff, hearing you describe it all, I’m starting to think that maybe we’ll destroy ourselves in the end. Infighting, stupidity, reveng..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/wildbow-7723_humanity_looking-at-this-stuff-hearing-you-descri_17072.jpg" --- # Looking at this stuff, hearing you describe it all, I’m… ![“Looking at this stuff, hearing you describe it all, I’m starting to think that maybe we’ll destroy ourselves in the end. Infighting, stupidity, revenge, all of that. Humanity will clean up whatever members of humanity Scion leaves alive, or leave us too screwed up to bounce back.” quote by wildbow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/wildbow-7723_humanity_looking-at-this-stuff-hearing-you-descri_17072.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/wildbow-7723_humanity_looking-at-this-stuff-hearing-you-descri_17072.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/wildbow-7723_humanity_looking-at-this-stuff-hearing-you-descri_17072.jpg) > ““Looking at this stuff, hearing you describe it all, I’m starting to think that maybe we’ll destroy ourselves in the end. Infighting, stupidity, revenge, all of that. Humanity will clean up whatever members of humanity Scion leaves alive, or leave us too screwed up to bounce back.”” [wildbow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wildbow/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker foresees humanity's self‑destruction through internal conflict and moral decay, suggesting that any remnants of a powerful entity will be either cleansed or left irreparably damaged. **In simple terms:** Humanity may self‑destruct via infighting and revenge. Key Takeaway Beware of internal divisions. 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