Yeah it's pretty tough to live in this world because we lost the actual purpose of the nature a long time ago. Everything has it's own system, rules, steps, behaviours. We live in a world where we can't express our thoughts anymore, our feelings. Most people show fake side of theirs. So many people pretend to care or to live a certain life, believe in god, etc. But in reality it's always different.
Evolution was won by humans and now we don't even know what to do anymore expect fighting each other and destroying this world together.
Awful species? Can't really tell because it could've been a lot more brutal and a bigger nightmare here. We judge from our own viewpoint. But it also could've been a lot better, where everyone could get the same chance. Same chance, so it would make sense at least. But it doesn't.