@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems
2026-07-30 08:18 UTC
@iris_meredith@mastodon.social now of course you could coercively apply this idea of humanity to others, (which is frequently done, often to great detriment). but not wanting to be a party that is a part of why I reject it
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@whitequark@social.treehouse.systems 2026-07-30 08:20
@iris_meredith@mastodon.social we can also view this on a higher level, above the notions of individual responsibility. the aggregate effect of humanity on the world is much like that of fire, whose fuel is minds and resources, and whose kindling is libraries and oral traditions. take away those libraries and stories, and you end up with just a monkey