• PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Almost every creature that lives in a harsh environment understands about looking out for your buddies. The next day, it might be you snapped into the trap. Allies are a precious thing. A lot of people prominent in our society have forgotten, but the rats have not, nor many of the people, either.

    Remember this when they start deporting your neighbors next year.

  • NounsAndWords@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’m always mildly concerned about how shocked people are about animals being conscious beings with feelings. Do people really think we are mentally that different from other animals with brains?

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I’m more concerned that people believe it’s rare, in both humans and the animal kingdom

      Predators will share territory if there’s enough to go around, even forming close relationships across species, sometimes even raising their young together

      Empathy is the natural state, unless there’s enough scarcity. Humans are naturally generous, unless we’re raised in an environment of eternal artificial scarcity…