Millions more dead humans would have been the consequence of not banning it, as well. Society can't just keep going on dumping tons of highly toxic poisons into the ground and water indefinitely without paying the toll in organ disease, birth defects and cancer - and we are. DDT aside, most bodies of water near high population and agricultural areas are increasingly resembling toxic chemical soups, with a grand mix of industrial waste, agricultural chemicals, human and animal pharmaceuticals, petroleum runoff, etc., and with the financial interests of chemical companies and attitudes such as yours, this will only continue to get worse.