>This position sounds so self-serving on the part of the billionaire It sounds more self-serving to the author of the article. The single sentence quoted does

>This position sounds so self-serving on the part of the billionaire It sounds more self-serving to the author of the article. The single sentence quoted does not necessarily imply what the author says. And rather than ask for clarification, the author goes on to make the assumption that Cowen thinks that humanism is the end-all be-all and does not care about keeping natural systems and environments intact.