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Am I supposed to blame a fox for eating my chickens?
by tengbretson 1y ago
Am I supposed to blame a fox for eating my chickens?
- magicalist 1y ago> Am I supposed to blame a fox for eating my chickens? Is the fox made up of sentient humans with an ethical and moral obligation to other humans? Then absolutely. You can argue that's not sufficient to get the fox to change its behavior, but pretending it's an unthinking animal or force of nature is silly.
- tengbretson 1y ago> but pretending it's an unthinking animal or force of nature is silly. If my actions have 0 impact on its behavior then treating it this way is my only sane option. I can, however, build a fence.
- GuinansEyebrows 1y agoyou could build a small fence. or we could build a bigger, more effective fence together. self-preservation for its own sake is not the only way.
- speakfreely 1y agoI think his argument is more of the "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" variety. At some point complaining about ethics and morality of someone who has repeatedly shown no concern for either just makes you look like the unreasonable one.
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- fsflover 1y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45170212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45170212
- pjc50 1y agoBlaming amoral actors feels righteous but achieves nothing, because they ignore you. Unfortunately there's a real shortage of non-amoral actors at the moment.
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