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That we distill what makes us uncomfortable and make a mockery of it. As a communal past time.
That's still a pretty messed up pass time if you're not anthropomorphizing. It's a crazy way to have evolved.
There's a reason we're at the top of the food chain.
I saw someone do a creative writing exercise where they wrote as a wise wild animal explaining why you don't fuck with humans. We're terrifying.
If a shark tries to taste just one of us, millions of us will attack their whole species.
We domesticated fucking wolves. Wolves realized it was better to bow down and beg for treats than to consider competing.