I wonder how much human innovation and overall impact on our environment has effected our own development. In other words how have humans adapted to a world no longer run by nature but by ourselves? In comparison to humans thousands of years ago how are we different how have we adapted to a world of abundance ?

This reminds me of Gestalt. In psychology gestalt means an organized whole is perceived to be greater than the sum of its parts

Is anthropology too broad a field? I feel like this is the study if everything