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Are Humans the Villains of Their Own Story?

Are We the Villains in Our Own Story? Exploring Humanity’s Darkness Through Fiction, Politics, and Society Villains in fiction often echo our darkest fears about ourselves. Time and again, we’ve seen antagonists proclaiming their grand solution to bring peace: the annihilation of humanity itself. Whether it’s Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War snapping his fingers to erase half the population or Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron attempting to destroy Earth to “save it,” this narrative strikes a haunting chord.