If a rat has a better developed sense of empathy than you do, then you've probably made some seriously awful life choices somewhere along the line.
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2024
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I think we shouldn't underestimate human empathy. The problem is just that we build structures to avoid it. Rich people choose to not see poor people too much or they would feel empathy and be inclined to help them. If the poor are far away, merely an abstraction that is said to exist, then their existence is not felt strongly enough to trigger an empathy response. Surely there are exceptions to some degree, but I think humans are very empathetic and that's one of our great powers.
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Couldn't this be explained by the "tit-for-tat" hypothesis? That selfless behaviour is learned in communal animals, and that its implied it will be you who need help next time?
There is a bat species that I think feeds on blood, and they share the food they managed to get in a night, if a bat refuses to share one night then the next time they get left out of the sharing.
Rats can eat chocolate?
Yeah to a degree, maybe it was some kinda low sugar chocolate or something
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Which is why rats never built empires and conquered the world
In many cities, there are more rats than human. And yet, who feeds who?
or destroyed it
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Empathy over natural selection ftw.
Empathy was created by natural selection - of groups, not individuals, of course.
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Why do you say the rats are better than us? Humans can be observed doing the same in similar circumstances.
~~Some~~ Most humans. The notable (but not exclusive) exceptions being people who manage to become ultra-wealthy.
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On the other hand, they willingly live in sewers and their sense of smell is stronger than ours.
But good or bad is still subjective.
E: maybe a little broad. I meant pleasant smells. In the case of rats probably dictated by biology.
You'd probably willingly live next to a bakery.
have you considered that no longer hearing cries of healp is reason enough
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