That's true. Criticizing DDT was off-track.

I wouldn't say that nothing bad happened. America -- particularly urban areas where anti-mosquito measures have been implemented -- has been dealing with declines of important populations of birds and insects, and we don't fully understand the exact causes. Which is to say, we don't know what role mosquito population reduction has played in this. We have vaccines against mosquito-borne illnesseses, which I believe are preferable to eradicating a species and the potentially devastating consequences we could encounter.

Though it didn't "crash" any ecosystems, DDT still accumulates in the environment, where it remains for a long time and causes ongoing harm to insects and the animals that prey on them. Though the most problematic use of DDT by far is in agriculture, its use against mosquitoes isn’t exactly without issue. Not to mention, mosquito populations can become resistant to DDT, requiring more of it to achieve the same effect.

The stereotype is that vegans only eat cats and dogs and babies but it's actually easier to find rabbits and elderly bearded dragons and such since the others are often fed animal products. I typically break into people's homes at night and look for gerbils since they often die in horrible and mysterious ways, so it's actually a mercy for me to stuff them directly into my mouth and swallow them whole. It's so hard to find food as a vegan. I'm vegan btw.