we are wiping out the proper use of things like "e.g." thanks to comments like yours, and the comments you've read to make you think this is the proper use.
no one gives a damn about literally anything anymore.
no one gives a damn about literally anything anymore.
So, "I doubt we'll wipe out, for example, ants as a class".
Meaning that the comment wasn't particularly about ants, just used them as an illustrative example.