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Are you... are you serious? The day that every statement of unfortunate fact has to be prefaced by an expression of emotional disapproval... that is the day I
by wanda 5y ago
Are you... are you serious?
The day that every statement of unfortunate fact has to be prefaced by an expression of emotional disapproval...
that is the day I officially give up on our already laughable species.
No one should have to explicitly state their disapproval of something unpleasant -- it can go without saying.
And I, for one, prefer to get facts and information without a person's opinion on the matter -- nothing could be less important to me than a given individual's emotional perspective on a matter.
It's of no interest to me how other people feel about something in forming my own judgements, and there's a high probability that their "feelings" will be poorly justified/based on misunderstanding/entirely insincere/etc.
I care about the data, and I'll form my own opinion on it.
The last thing I need to know about the subject of the pig used for many experiments...
is that some random person online who shared the information with me...
...disapproves of the pig's unfortunate journey.
- throw10920 5y agoI believe that the GP poster was intentionally using emotionally-charged language in order to try to push that position, or alternatively to make an excuse to bring it up in the thread without otherwise having a reason to do so. Not really in the spirit of HN, of course.
- Sporktacular 5y agoNeither. Just my POV.
- Sporktacular 5y agoIt's not about appearances. Referring to the data of how many usable organs came out of a prisoner, without any mention of their emotional state or state of health would be weird. With the obvious knowledge that a pig is capable of experiencing fear, depression and pain, why is it any less weird to not give any consideration to a pig? An empty gesture of sympathy while feeling no concern wouldn't make that any less weird. It would just add dishonesty to the existing shitty state of affairs.