Keep in mind, less than 100 years ago, half the world was literally trying to murder the other half using every effort conceivable and every bit of modern technology they could muster. Not that long before there were endemic diseases everywhere that killed 30% of everyone infected.
We have a long, long, long way to go before we conceivably hit ‘too late’. Will people die? Yes. But people die anyway.
If that is comforting or not, is up to you. Either way, the wheel will continue to turn.