Was the Great War of 1914-18 the beginning of the end for humanity?

The twentieth century was the century of death:☠

1914-18 WW1 16.5 to 30 million deaths
1918-19 flu epidemic 17 to 30 million deaths
1917-20 Russian civil war 5 to 9 million deaths
1927-49 Chinese civil war 7.5 million deaths
1939-45 WW2 70 to 85 million deaths
1949-75 Vietnam war 1.1 to 4.2 million deaths
1967-70 Nigerian civil war 3 to 4.1 million deaths
1950-53 Korean War 3.5 to 4.5 million deaths
1979-89 Soviet Afghan war 1 to 3 million deaths
1910-20 Mexican civil war 1-2 million deaths
1961-91 Ethiopian civil war 2 million deaths

There were countless insurgencies and civil wars that added up to a million deaths each time to the total!

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Kwek00 · 41-45, M

This question makes no sense to me...

Ximenajacoba · 26-30, F

@Kwek00 Why do you say this? Surely a question is a question and the answers will come from the right kind of thought

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Ximenajacoba Yeah, it's a question... but it makes no sense. What are you even asking? What does it mean?

Ximenajacoba · 26-30, F

@Kwek00 Is English not your native language?

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Ximenajacoba No, it's not... but at least I'm aware that "humanity" doesn't really mean much without more context. What are you talking about? The concept of Humanity? Humanity itself, as in living human beings. The fact that we are conversing right now, would answer the last interpretation of the word. But the concept of humanity, isn't even a global thing... not everyone is on board with "humanity". And even the people that use the concept of "humanity", in their ideas, they can do some weird stuff with it once something terrible happens. The concept of "humanity", is historically, often a problematic thing.

Ximenajacoba · 26-30, F

@Kwek00 It is a pretty straightforward question

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@Ximenajacoba Well, it's still not clear what you are asking? Are we talking about the concept of humanity, or humanity itself?

Again... if it's the last one, then why are we talking right now? Or is this just an ongoing thing... if so, then why use an arbitrary event like World War 1? Because if we are talking about humanity itself, as in actual all human beings on this planet, then I can refer you to one of my favourite memes: