Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
The opposite of nature is impossible.
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
We are most probably here for local information-gathering and local-Universe problem-solving in support of the integrity of eternally regenerative Universe.
Pollution is nothing but resources we're not harvesting.
Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking.