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It might seem counterintuitive, but think of the way that many people react to fictional violence against a human, versus fictional violence against a dog. I t
by revolvingocelot 5y ago
It might seem counterintuitive, but think of the way that many people react to fictional violence against a human, versus fictional violence against a dog.
I think charismatic megafauna might benefit even more from this effect.
- guerrilla 5y agoWhat do you mean?
- revolvingocelot 5y agoPeople often seem to care more about charismatic, cute animals, whether a dog or an elephant [0], than they do humans. I suspect that this would change the calculus of the likelihood that a bad actor would be the representative of elephant-persons. While bad actors would likely be attracted to the role, I think there'd be greatly increased scrutiny of both the selection process and the role's activities due to elephantine charisma and the uniqueness of the situation. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic_megafauna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic_megafauna