this is one of the saddest and most existential things Iβve read about fish :(( ur so compassionate and thoughtful Ant. for sure, theyβll be so so thankful to be saved by you <3
thank you for your wonderful post. sadly, your experience is not exclusively in american culture. it is present in what Daniel Quinn's Ishmael calls Taker culture. our culture, guided by its belief in the myth that humans are special, above and owners of Nature. that poor kid sees in feeder fish inferior beings, undeserving respect, but they are too the product of the same wonders of evolution and life as himself.
this is one of the saddest and most existential things Iβve read about fish :(( ur so compassionate and thoughtful Ant. for sure, theyβll be so so thankful to be saved by you <3
thank you for your wonderful post. sadly, your experience is not exclusively in american culture. it is present in what Daniel Quinn's Ishmael calls Taker culture. our culture, guided by its belief in the myth that humans are special, above and owners of Nature. that poor kid sees in feeder fish inferior beings, undeserving respect, but they are too the product of the same wonders of evolution and life as himself.
@humus yes! i couldn't agree more. I read Ishmael last 2021 and my heart still aches for that poor gorilla. T^T
thanks for reading, chesca and digi. i'll have to check out ishmael! re: humans as superior beings, i blame the bible (genesis 1:26β28)