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1. georgemcbay · 1789884732 · focus · HN ↗

   Blows my mind that so many people just have this hardened internalized idea that we're somehow significantly different than any other animal.

   Sure, we've got them beat on language and planning, but we're currently in the process of being passed up on both those fronts by multi-dimensional arrays of floating point numbers sitting inside of sand. So, like, how special is that then, really?

   1. alpineman · 1789894920 · focus · HN ↗

      Cows also grieve their young yet we keep them permanently (forcibly) impregnated and take their young away to be slaughtered every few months just so we can drink their breast milk in our coffee. I can’t take seriously people who get emotional over stories like this then eat dairy products.

      1. annex-winged-cr · 1789902395 · focus · HN ↗

         I once heard someone claim that we've somehow completely "bred away" any maternal instincts from dairy cows. So it's perfectly okay to forcibly separate them from their calves.

         It's crazy to hear the various bizzare ways people use to try to justify and cope with their habits.

         1. ajuc · 1789923138 · focus · HN ↗

            I've heard several people say fish don't feel pain. Makes hobby fishing seem less cruel I guess.

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