Hyderabad, March 17. Well-known Telugu actor Priyadarshi Pulikonda has issued a passionate plea to end wars, arguing that the greatest threat to humanity isn't a rock from space, but the conflicts humans keep fighting.
In a lengthy post on his X account, he wrote, "Watching a dinosaur documentary on Netflix and then reading about wars is a strange combination. One species disappeared due to a cosmic accident. We might not need one."
He continued, "Dinosaurs ruled this planet for millions of years. They evolved, adapted, and survived through countless changes. Their demise wasn't due to their choices, their politics, or their conflicts. It was due to a cosmic accident, an asteroid they never anticipated."
However, the actor emphasized that the real threat comes from human choices.
"Humanity is in a different era. We can now see these things. We track asteroids, study them, and there's a real chance we could deflect one if it ever approaches. We might one day prevent the event that wiped out the dinosaurs. But the biggest threat to us isn't a rock from space. It's us," he wrote.
He elaborated further, "The wars we keep fighting. The conflicts we keep justifying in the name of power, borders, and beliefs. Dinosaurs were helpless against the universe. Humans might be powerful enough to prevent a cosmic catastrophe and still reckless enough to create one ourselves. Ultimately, the dinosaurs were defeated by chance. If humanity disappears, it may not be due to chance. It may just be the choices we keep making," he said, concluding the post with the hashtag #EndWar.