A little culling would probably be ok....SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:22 amsupranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:21 amHumans kill more humans than all other animals combined, I propose we eradicate all humans.SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:19 am
Not only that - but bison too! Probably should finish what our predecessors started and eradicate those vicious beasts.![]()
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Aren't all fears irrational? If you're trying to get me in a gotcha by comparing your greenbelt neighborhood coyotes to a wild wolf, I will not agree to that comparison. How about wild wolves in the greenbelt compared to wild wolves in my mountain neighborhood. Good comparisons.SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:21 amSo you're saying the fear of wolves *is* irrational?summitrunner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:14 amGreat point! We want to respect the scary creatures and live with them and not fear them. Euro-centric folklore and mainstream media don't include coyotes. You're not scared of coyotes because they haven't done anything to you or anyone. The Old World is filled with wolf attacks and myth. European wolves have found it easier to eat garbage than deer. How long will it be until wolves figure that out in Colorado? The bears in the mountains have figured it out, too. People fear wolves because of stories and tales.SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:56 am You know what has killed 2 people since 1981? Coyotes
You know what lives in the greenbelt right next to my house? Coyotes
You know what I don't irrationally fear? Coyotes
So please - continue to wax poetic about how peoples' irrational fear of wolves is not irrational.
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Common sense solutions for the uncommon era. Vote for me, the nihilist, November, 2024. I promise to end all of humanity's problems by the simple solution of making humanity extinct! Can't have any problems if you're dead!d_baker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:27 amA little culling would probably be ok....SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:22 amsupranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:21 am
Humans kill more humans than all other animals combined, I propose we eradicate all humans.![]()
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supranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:29 amCommon sense solutions for the uncommon era. Vote for me, the nihilist, November, 2024. I promise to end all of humanity's problems by the simple solution of making humanity extinct! Can't have any problems if you're dead!
I want to live a little longer.supranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:29 amCommon sense solutions for the uncommon era. Vote for me, the nihilist, November, 2024. I promise to end all of humanity's problems by the simple solution of making humanity extinct! Can't have any problems if you're dead!
But I might vote for you anyway.
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Think about it this way: a vote for someone else is a vote for, at best, a few more years of agonizing suffering, and at worst a prolonging of that suffering. A vote for me is a vote for an eternity of restful peace. I'll throw in a pony for those remaining years of suffering if you promise to vote for me.d_baker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:44 amI want to live a little longer.supranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:29 amCommon sense solutions for the uncommon era. Vote for me, the nihilist, November, 2024. I promise to end all of humanity's problems by the simple solution of making humanity extinct! Can't have any problems if you're dead!
But I might vote for you anyway.
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JHFC it took you awhile to realize that you were wrong.summitrunner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:29 amAren't all fears irrational?SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:21 amSo you're saying the fear of wolves *is* irrational?summitrunner wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:14 am
Great point! We want to respect the scary creatures and live with them and not fear them. Euro-centric folklore and mainstream media don't include coyotes. You're not scared of coyotes because they haven't done anything to you or anyone. The Old World is filled with wolf attacks and myth. European wolves have found it easier to eat garbage than deer. How long will it be until wolves figure that out in Colorado? The bears in the mountains have figured it out, too. People fear wolves because of stories and tales.
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A pony? A f***ing pony?! I sell my soul for a pony...cmon man. Give me something better. Little Red Riding Hood??
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I must say... you make a compelling argument.supranihilest wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:29 am Common sense solutions for the uncommon era. Vote for me, the nihilist, November, 2024. I promise to end all of humanity's problems by the simple solution of making humanity extinct! Can't have any problems if you're dead!
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I don't believe it is...

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People pay to walk with wolves down in Colorado Springs. There’s probably a way to monetize this for someone smarter than myself…
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It is like saying the oil rig or landfill or airport or power plant or refinery needs to go in your backyard. It is the argument, "As long as it is not in my backyard, it is fine." The people impacted are concerned. The people not impacted or wanted this service belittle the impacted residents when they share their concerns. You don't have wolves in your greenbelt, so my and my community's concerns and fears are irrational. I shouldn't be concerned because you're not dealing with it. I am wrong and have this irrational fear and have nothing to be concerned about because coyotes in a greenbelt are not dangerous.SkaredShtles wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:51 amJHFC it took you awhile to realize that you were wrong.![]()
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