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Re:Orcas are learning terrifying new behaviors. Are they get... by itishappy on Monday October 23, 2023 @09:10AM (#37985107)
> here we are techies which are supposed to be intellectual to an extent. We should be able to handle more violent truths natively

I think many view stoicism in the face of such imagery to be a sign of an enlightened mind, but I disagree. Empathy is a form of intelligence. The images from the article are disturbing, and I'd argue they should be. That so many of us are quick to discount the obvious pain and suffering within is concerning to me, and I'd even label it a deficiency. We should feel upset by death and dismemberment.

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Re:Orcas are learning terrifying new behaviors. Are they get... by surgical_fire on Monday October 23, 2023 @09:42AM (#37985487)
Nature is brutal and deadly. If the orcas don't eat they will starve.

It is not a case of lacking empathy, it is more a case of recognizing that those images, as gory is they might be, are simply depictions of raw nature functioning as it should. Predator eats prey, and both play a role in this cycle. I personally find it fascinating, especially as humans evolved past the need to adapt to nature, and rather manipulate nature to better suit themselves.

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