Another question now arises: may not the extinction of the human race be brought about by some lower order usurping dominion over and finally destroying mankind ?

Pearson's Magazine (1900)

More unnerving than the idea of man evolving into something inhuman is  that evolution might bring along some other species to topple us from our perch.  That's probably the reason why cryogenics aren't likely to ever catch on.  What's the point of waking up from two thousand years sleep only to discover that the world's been taken over by apes and that society's priorities have shifted to bananas, tyre swings, riding tricycles, wearing diapers, smoking oversized cigars, scrounging for carpet cleaner, and endless tea parties?

Oh, sure, you can always opt out and head for the hills, but don't go fooling yourself.  Odds are that where there is a simian-dominated society there are bound to be telepathic radiation-scarred mutants somewhere, so it's six of one or half a dozen of the other.  Call me cynical, but there you are.

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