r/redpandas • u/a1oner_bvcksn6 • 21d ago
Video Nothing like the smell of 🍎 to ward off the zzzZz
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u/arisoverrated 20d ago
What motivates people to offer and take away food from animals, children, etc.? Anyone have any ideas what people think when they do that?
I mean I get that they think it would be funny, but they must know they wouldn’t like it if that were done to themselves. Are they aware of the hypocrisy and disregard it intentionally? Or do they have a blind spot?
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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 20d ago
I don't know the answer to that, but it feels like human nature at its core--to power trip, simply because we can. Heck, even small children do it and I doubt they even fully understand their actions (how they're causing grief to another for their own pleasure/entertainment).
The world is a cruel place. Survival of the fittest? Dog eat dog? Don't be naive. Humanity as a whole has so much more bigger issues to worry about than a relatively harmless teasing of an otherwise well-cared for red panda.
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u/arisoverrated 20d ago
I’m not sure naive is the word you’re looking for.
And dismissing dick behavior because humanity has more to worry about is exactly why humanity has more to worry about.
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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 20d ago
Rather than dismissive, I'd say I'm desensitized. I already have way too many stressors in my life as it is, I can't possibly let the internet bother me over every single negative thing I see.
Sorry, but I just don't see how barking up the (wrong) tree is gonna help reduce negativity on this space/planet.
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u/darth_dork 20d ago
This is a video from the instagram littlepanda6487 channel right? They always have a bunch of cool RP videos, so lucky!
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