Removing a species from the planet is like removing a screw from an airplane in flight - you can probably remove a lot of screws before there's a problem, but you will eventually crash catastrophically if you keep at it.
Alas, I fear those traits may be too deeply rooted in our our own nature and nurture that our demise may be inevitable.
There is a reason why many restoration and native plant proponents teach about empathy. One needs to gain empathy for plant and wildlife struggle before being able to enact change.
We could solve a lot of problems almost immediately if we had even a modicum amount of collective empathy.
Native species make the most sense but there are plenty of other beneficial weeds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneficial_weed
Like a victory garden, but war of a different nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden
I act with optimism, teach optimism to my children. When left to my inner thoughts however I worry about the future of our species.
The issue, in so much as there is one, is the speed at which that change is happening.
Are we the shepards of the world or just another organic life?