“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings”

Posted by takiwatanga on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @05:09PM
from the nautil.us dept.

https://nautil.us/i-have-to-admit-i-have-a-very-low-opinion-of-human-beings-16884/

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Re:“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings” by hulitu on Thursday May 05, 2022 @04:42AM (#31271032)

" Human beings, Cajal’s ant reports, “live almost as we do”; they are nothing more than “exceptional ants.” The only difference is that they kill for pleasure and love nothing more than destruction. "

He forgot about greed. Humans are greedy animals.

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Re:“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings” by leobg on Thursday May 05, 2022 @08:25AM (#31272448)

What looks like greed often is a disguise for envy.

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Re:“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings” by dusted on Thursday May 05, 2022 @08:18AM (#31272382)

Is there a link to a non-paywalled article?

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Re:“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings” by m-p-3 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @08:25AM (#31272449)

You can pass the article through 12ft.io

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Re:“I Have to Admit, I Have a Low Opinion of Human Beings” by dusted on Thursday May 05, 2022 @09:48AM (#31273290)

Thanks! I didn't know of this service.

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