• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Far to many people that have no experience with animals give them human thoughts and competency.

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      9 months ago

      Anthropomorphism.

      That’s a mouth full.

      Sometimes it seems we are too evolved for our own good but I like to think this tendency of ours will lead to a greater good.

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      9 months ago

      That theory goes out the window when you have a city sliker meet a farm animal in person. One of my favorite childhood pass times was seeing city blokes cower in fear of petting a chicken or goat especially when that same person has pictures of chickens in their home because they are cute

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        9 months ago

        That’s just a whole lot of confirmation bias speaking. Most people are gonna hesitate when they encounter totally new things that’s not unique to people from any type of place.