Yes, I agree that “humanity loses control” has problems, and I would go further. Buddhists claim that the self is an illusion. I don’t know about that, but “humanity” is definitely an illusion if you’re thinking of it as a single agent, similar to a multicellular creature with a central nervous system. So comparing it to an infant doesn’t seem apt. Whatever it is, it’s definitely plural. An ecosystem, maybe?
Yes, I agree that “humanity loses control” has problems, and I would go further. Buddhists claim that the self is an illusion. I don’t know about that, but “humanity” is definitely an illusion if you’re thinking of it as a single agent, similar to a multicellular creature with a central nervous system. So comparing it to an infant doesn’t seem apt. Whatever it is, it’s definitely plural. An ecosystem, maybe?