Fair Trade?!@#

People, I feel, are very adapt at making a mess of their lives, I think this is another great tragedy of our species. How is it that all the other animals in the world know exactly what is best for them...Except cats of course who often exercise bad judgement in terms of climbing trees and crossing streets. And all the silly fish who take the bait and end up served on plates or mounted on walls. Veering off the track. But my point is that how is it that mankind is so skilled at making bad choices?
Is this what it means to be the smartest animal? Or at the top of the food chain? Or having a thumb and being capable of thought and feeling? Wouldn't it be easier just to have basic survival instincts and less emotional baggage?
I mean, are we the only species that consciously does shit that's bad for us? That we know will upset us, destroy our lungs, fry our brains and short term memory and erode our liver? Do lions hang out eating poisonous animals trying to get a high? Do polar bears go looking for relationships with the polar bear they know will treat them the worst?
I think we waz robbed! The thumb in exchange for fatal judgment, mental hang ups and addictive personalities!
Fair trade?