this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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You're right. I should have put a bit more effort into assuring clarity as my statement does not make the necessary distinction that people should hold themselves to a higher standard than animals, which many people unfortunately do not.
Yeah, the very idea of discourse has been deconstructed so thoroughly that I can see someone saying "but humans are animals" as justification for being a monster. Or that you deserve to steal if you can find a gap in the laws preventing it.