The last _____, how many ways are there so say “human extinction” without saying human extinction?

Stumbled over this yesterday.
 
OUR HISTORY and THE LAST WHY
 
I have a fundamental confidence that:
1. My age gives me license (excuse?) to be grumpy at the state of the world and that every generation does so…
2. Humans will bumble and innovate through this mess
 
Species will be lost. Bio-diversity will suffer.
 
Impossible Foods and other science based ventures will generate food that recreates flavours and benefits lost for 100 years of out-breeding and actually improve nutrition while reducing the destructive environmental destruction.
 
AND… let’s keep our feet to the fire and not deny the spectre of the apocalypse if we do not succeed…