In the first chapter of the text, The Party's Over by Richard Heinberg, the most interesting thing that stuck out to me was how humans are Omnivores. An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals. We are meat and plant eaters, and without having to say, it is obvious that in our "omnivoiurosity" we are consumers. The bad thing about being a consumer is that, most of the time, a consumer can never be a producer; at least not a natural producer. It goes without saying that the advances humans have given to the world is amazing but at the same time they still don't compare to the things that have been naturally made by the earth and the ecosystem. Humans however think that because they are at the top of the food chain, they do not have to respect the benefits of the earth. As a result, humans have over consumed. Now we face possible extinction of certain species of plants, fish and even animals.

The events that led to "Deepwater Horizon", which was not mentioned in the reading", were a prime example of human excessiveness. The level of the catastrophe is beyond anyone's control and it has defiantly knocked certain humans off their high horse. Now it is obvious that being at the top of the food chain does not mean the rules of the earth do not have to be followed. We as consumers and omnivores have stripped the earth of so many natural resources that it is lashing out on us in a violent rage. According to the text, "consumers feed on order and excrete chaos in order to survive." Sadly, the top consumers have excreted too much chaos to even survive.