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Ridiculous. A homeless guy is going to have a way easier and more comfortable life than a frog He can just hang out in a makeshift shelter and eat whatever fr
by Firmwarrior 4y ago
Ridiculous. A homeless guy is going to have a way easier and more comfortable life than a frog
He can just hang out in a makeshift shelter and eat whatever free food he finds. He'll be in way less danger at any given time than a frog would be, with a vastly longer and more fulfilling life ahead of him.
- solstice 4y agoThe issue is that he's not going to be comparing his current circumstances to a frog, but to other humans ofc, by which metric he's probably very badly off. I doubt our stereotypical homeless person is going to find their life very fulfilling even if it is longer than a frog's. I mean, just think how you would react if you found yourself in dire straits and someone told you "hey don't worry, at least you are not at risk of being eaten by a bird" That would be a ridiculous argument no?
- pcthrowaway 4y agoThe "homeless guy" also experiences suffering, and experiences it more deeply than a frog. Would you argue we have an obligation to turn every fruit fly into a human? What about every tardygrade? Bacteria?
- jononomo 4y agoWhen I visited Calcutta in the early 1980s, I saw limbless lepers strewn in the gutters like trash, covered in flies. I guess passersby did give them some free food or a couple of coins from time to time — but they were so despondent they barely raised their heads.