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>Few of us can empathize with species we regard as inferior. The large numbers of people who support animal rights would beg to differ. Plus, there's the whole
by maroonblazer 11y ago
>Few of us can empathize with species we regard as inferior.
The large numbers of people who support animal rights would beg to differ. Plus, there's the whole category of domesticated animals many, many people arrange their lives around.
Perhaps the greatest superintelligence risk to humanity is not something that resembles a human but rather a supercute Cockapoo.
- the8472 11y agoCuteness is a huge factor. Few people care about anglerfishes, while panda babies in a zoo are big news. As i understand it cuteness response is based on neotenic features, i.e. identifying and protecting babies. So maybe some people just wish to protect animals that happen to match patterns that we associate with our own species and not necessarily because they value an intact ecosystem.
- sukilot 11y agoAnimal rights supporters are "few of us".