The evils that some researchers attribute to the “Anthropocene” are not the responsibility of all humanity; the main culprits, who have the political and economic power to shape the forms of production and consumption and define lifestyles, must be distinguished from the majority of the population, whose power to change things cannot be compared with those. “Systemic” interpretations, supported by theories of “complexity” and the “Anthropocene” as a new era in human history, may inadvertently obscure the role and effective action of people and groups that control economics and politics in today’s world, who find an easy excuse to decline their responsibilities in the destinies of humanity. The “Anthropocene” is a strange ideology in the service of the status quo: could the “system” explain everything, or is something missing from this equation? The verdicts of international courts could clarify many conceptual frameworks and elucidate the real issues, by correctly identifying individuals who, within a “system”, chose to commit crimes and atrocities that increased people’s suffering in different circumstances (not only in wars, but also in everyday life).