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I like the idea in Buddhism, that you are precious/valuable from the moment you are born. You already achieved plenty in your past life, which is why you were born as a human. Therefore, there is no need for self-hatred or for pressure to perform.
Not very knowledgeable about Buddhism but is the cycle over once you 'reach' humanity or can you just be an awful human being in this incarnation and come back as E. coli the next time?
IIRC, you can still come back as a "lesser" creature next time. Monks and ascetics exist because they're trying to go up to whatever is above human. I've forgotten the details. Nirvana or some kind of god-like state of existence, or reunification with some higher power. This might vary depending on the specific religion.
Of course, there are people who believe that assuming humans are a higher form of life is an arrogant assumption in the first place, which would render all of that null.