How the hell do you not avoid a single object in the middle of nowhere?

It's the only thing to look at - and you tend to steer in the direction you're looking...

Drunk doesn't necessarily mean you accidentally hit it but maybe that you stupidly decide it's a good idea to hit it?

Metaphorical of humanity.

This is also why we can't have old trees in the cities. During the many human generations, there will always be someone who will destroy them - and it will only take one.

London manages surprisingly well on that score, including a yew estimated at 2000 years old. https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london

That gives a good civilized image of the city.

Subtracting out the genetic information being lost due to extinctions and lost diversity, I wonder if the current "information revolution" is actually a period marked by an overall destruction of information?

I can't imagine it was dumb luck that the drunk driver hit that tree, I'm guessing there was a bet/challenge involved.

Allegedly drunk.