Insignificance

Here's a picture I came across the other day:
http://themetapicture.com/proof-that-we-are-really-insignificant/

It's your typical viral Internet article. There isn't much thought put behind it. The author should start by checking the definition of "proof" so enlightened readers don't face disappointment by the inevitable lack of any sort of proof in the article.

Second, the author should analyse the concept of "significance". Are we significant to the destiny of some far-away planet in a far-away galaxy? (Quantum entanglement and action-at-a-distance are too small-scaled to be significant (pardon the pun), and at any rate haven't anything to do with humans qua humans.) The answer seems to be "no". Are we significant to the outcome of climate change? Mainstream science (sorry, climate change deniers) would say "yes".
So the author needs to qualify his statement.

Thirdly, what has relative size got to do with anything except the size of object A compared to the size of object B?
Answer: very little.

That is not to say that I don't understand the rationale behind this feeling of insignificance when contemplating the grandness of the universe. There's just incomprehensibly much out there, and we are of meager stature in comparison to the objects that need measurement in light years. However, any existential conclusions should not be drawn from that.

If you feel brave, check out the comment section. If you like getting a "kick" by sniffing glue, up your game by going through some of the most-liked comments. You'll lose brain cells at a crazy rate.

No human can comprehend the scale of the galaxies here pictured.