Are We Living In the Sixth Extinction?

This time, we're the asteroid.

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Produced for PBS Digital Studios

Joe Hanson - Host/Writer
Joe Nicolosi - Director
Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc
Kate Eads - Associate Producer
Katie Graham - Director of Photography
Andrew Matthews - Editing/Motion Graphics
Dalton Allen - Post-production intern
John Knudsen - Gaffer

Theme music:
"Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod

Stock images by Shutterstock

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[rizvanp.]

"And the killer is right there, in your room" *turns head and looks at pet fish*

[carthius]

"...and the killer is right there in the room with you."

I turn around to see my cat looking at me licking her lips... Shit i think i'm next

[imthemrblue]

“And the killer is right there, in your room”
Me: _looks at my baby brother running at me_

[warbruh]

"are we living in the sixth extinction?"

people in 2020 " y e s "

[mcthrull]

"And the killer is right there with you"
Me: **Nervously sweats because im alone in my room**

[Buffington]

"And the killer is right there, in your room"
*Turns head and looks at my crippling depression*

[ShonenJoe]

This episode was so sad bruh, you could see the pain in his eyes :(

[mainaturbide]

"If we take care of nature, nature will take care of us"

[funnyvideos-rnre]

"and the killer is in your room"
**turns and looks at teddy bear**

[heyimkira]

"And the killer is right there in the room with you."
*looks at my 3 cats and my dog*
"Which one of you did it?!"

[Aeturnalis]

“Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life, and that the grave has no victory, for it never fights. All is divine harmony.” - John Muir

I used to hope that the world would see the issues with climate change and deforestation, and correct its ways to preserve our beautiful planet... but after watching the vicious, brutal nature of people under even the slightest pressure, the unquenchable greed of capitalism, and the outright indifference... I now just hope that we render humanity extinct and allow the earth to recover and re-diversify without us.

[starredwards]

This is sad. Imagine how many animals we could have had if we had taken care of our planet. :(

[highladyemilia]

"...and this time, we are the astroid"
*Me: pretends to be shocked*

[aleczandracastillo]

nature does not need us but we need it

[graceleeheart]

“The killer is right there in the room”

Me: looks at my chihuahua 👀

[runnwiturunnwitme]

"And the killer is right there, in your room" turns head and looks blindly at the invisible air molecules containing possibly coronavirus spores...

[dinosaurproductions]

The pinta island tortoise was found alive recently.

[kapengmainit]

Have you ever felt sad due to the fact that you haven't seen some of the most beautiful animals? just think how sad will the future generations will be looking at the pictures of the clean ocean, beautiful forests and lovely animals.

[danielleweber]

The killer is right there in the room with you, ME: Turns and looks at my wife!!

[shiroemiya]

"So what are we going to do to fix it?"

*6 years later*

The answer is nothing. We're going to do absolutely nothing.