Shit’s definitely rough, but it’s also important to put the “We are no different from the Ants. No, we are far worse” comment into context. It’s striking at the fundamental difference between humans and Chimera Ants. Ultimately, the Chimera Ants are structured to do what they do. What Meruem plans is of course horrible from our perspective — at best, humanity gets to live in a zoo; at worst, genocide. But what Meruem plans is building the Chimera Ant society on a larger scale. Even with humanity spliced in, Meruem is still operating as prescribed by nature. Humans have a different sort of will altogether. They’re driven by selfishness and selflessness in equal measure; they’re capable of wonderful acts of good and horrifying acts of evil. We engage in great charity while denying vast swathes of people basic civil rights and dignity. I’ll refrain from getting too political here, but suffice to say anyone who pays attention gets several reminders per day of humans being wonderful and humans being cruel assholes.