Human beings like to think they're masters of this planet however I believe the planet is its own master
For some reason this made me think about Lord of the Rings. Everyone believed that ring has only one master -Sauron. But for me it always seemed that ring is its own master and Sauron is just another slave of the ring. A bit like a much more powerful Gollum.
Indeed, Sauron was subjected to the power of the ring, beholden to it, as was Gollum and others also I guess...it was pure power and sought to undermine those (weak minded ones) who possessed it...or were possesyby it I should say.