Waxing Philosophical from The Matrix
There's a quote that has stuck in my mind ever since I saw the movie. It's not as flashy as some of the other quotes from the movie, but it gave me a different perspective about our species. It's a pretty dark quote and I apologize in advance if this is too negative. Rings true to me. Occurs to me that we can't coexist with this planet or very well with each other. Thoughts?
Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague, and we are the cure.
tyler
Re: Waxing Philosophical from The Matrix
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Originally Posted by jacks smirking revenge
There's a quote that has stuck in my mind ever since I saw the movie. It's not as flashy as some of the other quotes from the movie, but it gave me a different perspective about our species. It's a pretty dark quote and I apologize in advance if this is too negative. Rings true to me. Occurs to me that we can't coexist with this planet or very well with each other. Thoughts?
Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague, and we are the cure.
tyler
Not really true. Plenty of other mammals overbreed. Living in Wisco I woulda thunk you would recognize that....we cull the deer every year.