Pride has been the downfall of many people Zefram, but your pride may have just doomed all of humanity. Without the Vulcan’s help and guidance humanity had a much harder time overcoming the problems plaguing their planet. Hunger, poverty, and war still ravaged the planet as the years went by. Perhaps one day humanity will be able to get back on track and move forward, but it will not be this day.
This first contact has ended in failure, but there are many paths you could take. Why not go back and make a different choice to see if you can lead humanity to a more promising future?