#I've cried at the sight of dead butterflies and picked up dead birds just so they can decay further away from to road
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something. Interesting to me is when human characters going up against a more powerful being (alien, divine, transformed human, etc) they use the phrase "we're like ants/flies/mice to them", not only to convey their comparative lack of power, but also to convey the disregard the being has for humans. Because it implies that the human norm is to disregard these creatures, or even dislike them, and doesn't really reflect on what that may imply about human cultures where that sentiment is indeed common.
It reminds me about how I was talking to someone at work and mentioned how much the bugs bother me at work because they get on my papers, and I have to smack my clipboard to get them off without squishing them. He immediately said something like "why? Squish them, they're annoying". It baffled me for a second, so I just told him I don't like to have stains on my papers, since that seemed like a reason he'd understand- but really, when I accidentally squish bugs while brushing them off, I feel bad. They aren't hurting me. They don't even comprehend that they're annoying or why.
#cipher talk#I've cried at the sight of dead butterflies and picked up dead birds just so they can decay further away from to road#I like putting up suet cakes and scattering seeds even where I can't see because the birds like them#Even with spiders- which I have a phobia of- I appreciate their function amd don't really want to kill them unless I'm panicking#Whats the word for the idea that humans are the ultimate species and all others are theirs to use as we please without regard?#It's not speciesism- the term I'm thinking of is often used to criticize certain Christian institutions#Tbc this isn't just a Christian issue. Ive met Jewish people and Muslims who think the same kind of nonsense
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