The author comes so close to getting it, with the paragraph about how if you drop a human into an environment, they inevitably take over as the deadliest and most powerful creature.
But the next step is to ask why; in the case of the Gruffalo it was obvious: fangs, claws, strength, size…
In the case of humans, it’s because we’re the most intelligent creature in the forest. And for the first time in our history, we’re about to not be.
But the next step is to ask why; in the case of the Gruffalo it was obvious: fangs, claws, strength, size…
In the case of humans, it’s because we’re the most intelligent creature in the forest. And for the first time in our history, we’re about to not be.