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Automobiles replacing horses: ethical consequences (reddthat.com)

submitted 8 months ago by cqthca@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Did automobiles replacing horses, diminishing horse population, diminishing horse suffering -- as a consequence of work forced upon the animals. Is that moral win for horses; less suffering? Although their population is vastly smaller than 130 years ago.

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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Hold on my neighbour owns a horse, I'll go and ask him..

Edit, I asked but he just kinda stared at me then started eating hay

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your neighbor has a strange diet.

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

you got that right. pronoun antecedent issues

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if some languages have a way to avoid it. Maybe different pronouns for the subject and object?

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Not knowing anything, I would guess some languages just don't have pronouns or our equivalent

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hadn't considered that. Could be.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

None of us considered the fact I said "neigh-bour"

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Oh man, I missed that! Shame on me.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

If pronouns didn't exist we would have to invent them.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 8 months ago

If pronouns didn't exist we would have to invent them.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 8 months ago

If pronouns didn't exist we would have to invent them.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 8 months ago

If pronouns didn't exist we would have to invent them.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I guess your neighbor isn't Mr. Ed.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You should have expected that of course. No one can talk to a horse.

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago

only donkeys can articulate complaints to their owners. it is in the bible, which has to be true or civilization would be pointless. /s