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That seems like a perfectly legitimate question. Is it a good idea to anthropomorphize other animals? Is it beneficial to society overall to make macro-level
by rootusrootus 5y ago
That seems like a perfectly legitimate question. Is it a good idea to anthropomorphize other animals? Is it beneficial to society overall to make macro-level policy decisions based on moral beliefs that are more of a personal thing?
FWIW, HN on the weekend is a different beast entirely than it is on weekdays. Even dang needs some time off, and the reduction in moderation can be glaringly obvious. Makes me really appreciate how much of the 'HN we all love' is a result of his efforts as much as it is a general consensus by participants on this site.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoThe way you are using the word anthropomorphism implies that there is a difference between humans and other animals and that we should concern ourselves with human suffering, but not with animal suffering. If you think we shouldn’t concern ourselves with the second, then what is the argument for concerning ourselves with the first? Of course we make policy decisions based on moral belief. We do outlaw murder and rape, for example.
- dang 5y agoI think this is probably sample bias. HN on the weekend isn't a different beast entirely, and FWIW my and other mods' time off doesn't particularly correlate with weekends. Thanks for the kind words in any case!