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[–] Clarity_daffodil@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I've thought about things like this. What if humans could be kept by aliens as pets? What would that be like? Can any extremely bored writer reading this come up with something?

[–] TheHarpyEagle@pawb.social 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've talked to my roommates about this, how we'd eat like a bowl of canned chili every day with a dollop of peanut butter as a treat.

[–] Axiochus@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't exclusively eat peanut butter! Apparently it produces some toxin!

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You probably mean aflatoxin that is produced by a mold that is common on peanuts.

[–] Clarity_daffodil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Lmaoo that's so oddly specific, were you guys high af?

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Funny, I actually have a running story in my head like this. People kept in little cages like hamsters, aliens choosing breeding pairs, or training them to fight each other. Some aliens would be debating the ethics of it all while others go, “Humans are much stupider than we are, so it’s okay to treat them like this.”

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There was an episode of The Orville that was kinda like this.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Almost exactly like this

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was exactly this. Right down to them being fed peanut butter and chili.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They weren't trained to fight or choosing breeding pairs, though. It was just a zoo.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Well, we didn't see that on screen.

[–] Clarity_daffodil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Whoaa that's pretty brutal 😭 creative though lol

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

All it dose is sleep, eat, and stare at a self illuminated window all day.