Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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It's possible that disrepect towards animals including harmless bugs is a bad influence on how we treat people (lemmy.ca)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

At least in very dramatic extremes, yes there's at least a correlation between horrific animal abuse and psychopathy.

No idea if that extends to more run of the mill actions.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think it's taught there's some correlation between psychopathy and malicious treatment of animals, even small insects (capturing ants or spiders to pull their legs off, or similar behavior), but not casual disregard of the value of insect life or animals considered vermin (like stomping on bugs that startle you or using mouse traps to deal with infestation)

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago

Even everyone is a psychopath, no one is.