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While theoretically that would be an interesting hypothesis (even though the disabled humans started to get treated decently only recently and only in well-deve
by trhway 5y ago
While theoretically that would be an interesting hypothesis (even though the disabled humans started to get treated decently only recently and only in well-developed countries, so that puts serious limitations on "we" like "we" != "human race"), the decent treatment of disabled ants isn't known:
https://theconversation.com/these-ants-have-evolved-a-complex-system-of-battlefield-triage-and-rescue-94778 https://theconversation.com/these-ants-have-evolved-a-comple...
"There seems to be a threshold for rescue. Wounded ants on the battlefield are triaged carefully by their comrades. Ones with one or two legs missing are often rescued, but the severely injured are seldom retrieved. The ants do not seem to be counting legs directly, instead badly damaged ants may not be able to adopt the correct position for battlefield rescue. And even if they can get back home, severely injured ants are removed from the nest, cast out to their doom."