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Dolphins not systematically destroying the planet might be more of a lack of ability to instead of desire. Hard to say, really, they're woefully limited in thei
by rarec 10y ago
Dolphins not systematically destroying the planet might be more of a lack of ability to instead of desire. Hard to say, really, they're woefully limited in their ability to affect their environment.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoYeah, this Dolphin-worship reeks of "noble savage".
- Terr_ 10y agoIMO it's a sort of "inverted snobbery", where people (rightly) reject the idea that humans are uniquely superior, but they still want to feel special, so they compromise with the idea that humans are uniquely villainous. I believe the correct approach is to attack the "unique" part: We aren't.
- tim333 10y agoThough taking the human part out, if you compare our relatives the chimps with dolphins I think you'll find dolphins behave more nicely.
- veidr 10y ago> dolphins behave more nicely A cephalopod might disagree with that assessment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14041682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14041682
- pavel_lishin 10y agoOr even other dolphins: http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/bottlenose-dolphin-the-only-marine-animal-that-kills-for-fun/ http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/bottlenos... http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150716-dolphins-that-kill-their-young http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150716-dolphins-that-kill-t... http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2009/05/13/dolphins_are_violent_predators_that_kill_their_own_babies.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2009/05/13/dolphins_are...