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Hot take: Let’s not suddenly start acting like we care about whales (or ANY animal for that matter). Humans do not respect animals. Humans do not respect the ea
by oregano 5y ago
Hot take: Let’s not suddenly start acting like we care about whales (or ANY animal for that matter). Humans do not respect animals. Humans do not respect the earth. This is hardly news.
- wolfram74 5y agoAlways suspected I wasn't human...
- oregano 5y agoI think the more likely explanation is that we live in different worlds. I live in a world ruled by capitalism where people have come to value their lifestyles (food, possessions, etc) more than the natural world.
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- sitkack 5y agoThis whole non-discussion upthread is summed up a whatabout|can't change. :( A serious lack of any self reflection. We are like kids that only want to eat cup cakes and buy crap only to open it and throw it away. Humanity needs to take a deep breath and mature.
- wiml 5y agoIt's the same world, yours just has a shorter planning horizon.
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- curryst 5y agoWithout taking a stance on whether or not we should, humans do care if many species of animal dies. Not because of some altruistic drive, but because their welfare influences our own. Species dying out can dramatically impact the environment we live in. We don't even really understand the degree to which it will change our environment. Humans respect animals and the earth because both are liable to kill us if we don't. I agree there isn't some intrinsic respect for nature because it's nature, but humanity most certainly does care about nature.