The depletion of the ecosystem is crucial for my example (no animal does that without consequences for itself or its environment) Earth being a patient was met

The depletion of the ecosystem is crucial for my example (no animal does that without consequences for itself or its environment) Earth being a patient was metaphorical speech. And sure we can be nihilistic about it, at which point all is said and done. The hope is we don't recklessly risk throwing away the results of millions of years of natural evolution and thousands of years of cumulative cultural achievement because capitalism overvalues consumer convenience. That's idiocracy-level kind of shit.