Jimmy Kimmel reminded his viewers that there are many species on the planet on the verge of extinction. Sadly, many of us could care less. Kimmel enlisted his staff on Jimmy Kimmel Live to take to the streets and asked if civilians would be worried about the extinction of one particular species: homo sapiens. That's people, like you and me. Humans are homo sapiens. The result had embarrassingly surprising results and affirmed that some people really do need saving. "Are the homo sapiens worth saving?" asked the interviewer, to which the young gentleman thought long and hard before confirming, "yes." When asked why, he said: "'Cuz there are a lot of animals now that are extinct and were amazing back in the day. Like dinosaurs, they're extinct, and someday we could look back and be like, 'Oh, we didn't save them (the homo sapiens)' and so maybe they can be like, the next dinosaur." There are plenty more cringe-worthy responses to come. You can watch them all in the YouTube clip, below. We Asked People If They Care About Homo Sapien Extinction www.youtube.com One pedestrian along Hollywood Blvd. near where Kimmel films his show, offered a compromise so that we may co-exist with the homo sapiens. "We have to find a way to live with the homo sapiens in a way where they don't affect us and we don't affect them. Kinda like in a separation type of way." Great, so he wants to bring segregation back in 2019. One interviewee was not one to beat around the bush. The woman flat-out admitted she did not know what the word meant. But, instead of taking the opportunity to enlighten herself with a clarification, she answered the question anyway and said the near-impending extinction is sad, but: "at the end of the day, I don't care." Another woman claimed she "saw one once" at a zoo. When the interviewer asked her to describe said species, she described him as, "furry," big," "gorilla-looking," and saw it was "picking his 'watcha-dilly.'" It makes one wonder what is exactly not taught in schools. Seriously, do these people think anthropology is Anthrolopologie, a clothing store for women? Or that homosexuals need to be isolated from society because at the end of the day, people don't care? Kimmel posed the question in response to hundreds of scientists warning us that humanity is facing an existential threat as ecosystems and wild populations are rapidly deteriorating, threatening 1 million species of land and marine life due to human activity. According to The Huffington Post, Josef Settele, a research ecologist, said: "The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed. This loss is a direct result of human activity and constitutes a direct threat to human well-being in all regions of the world." God, save the human race. Maybe people will be the downfall of homo sapiens. And if you know someone who could use an education in ecology and environmental concerns, Environmental Science for Dummies is available here.<doc-sep>Well, humans suck anyway. On the back of a damning UN report which painted a grim future for the planet's species, Jimmy Kimmel decided to quiz strangers if they care about the extinction of homo sapiens — that's humans, in plain English. As is usually the case with Kimmel's segments, most of those interviewed were unknowingly down for the bad thing, and boy, it's cringeworthy to watch.<doc-sep>Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday spotlighted a chilling new report released by the United Nations that warns up to 1 million species of plants and animals are now at risk of extinction because of human activity. “This is something we need to act on,” noted the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” So, the comedian’s crew asked people on the street if they were worried about the possible extinction of one species in particular ― homo sapiens. The term “homo sapiens,” of course, refers to today’s humans, and that made the responses all the more terrifying.<doc-sep>
As many as one million species on this planet are in danger of going extinct. In large part due to climate change and other ways humans have decimated habitats, the extinctions are taking place at an "unprecedented" rate. Those were the conclusions of a 1,500-page United Nations report put together by hundreds of experts across the globe and based on thousands of studies. The New York Times called it "the most exhaustive look yet at the decline of biodiversity across the globe." It's a frightening look at the world. Jimmy Kimmel took the opportunity to show that many people simply aren't paying attention. A segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 8 went to the streets of Los Angeles to ask people if they care about "homo sapien extinction." Of course, homo sapiens are humans, but that was lost on many people who nonetheless had strong opinions on the situation. It's hard not to come away from the video with the feeling of just... Oh, no. Like any person on the street segment, editing plays a role in the final product, which is supposed to be funny. Nonetheless, wow. "It's not the fact that I don't like homo sapiens," one respondent said, "it's just that we've always lived without them." Another, when asked if she'd ever seen a homo sapien, replied, "Yeah, I saw one once at the zoo." Asked to describe it, she said, "Furry. Big. Gorilla looking. He was picking his whatchadilly." To be fair, she may still be talking about a human. That could absolutely describe a human she saw walking around a zoo. One of the respondents may have accidentally summed up most people's response to the report a little too well. "I don't know what a homo sapien is," she said. "If they're going extinct, that's very sad. But at the end of the day, I don't care."