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GiqueCee

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15. But...

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:14 AM

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... then there's that whole opposable thumbs thing that comes in handy when developing technology.

Whales are too cool to need technology!

Humans would probably have been better off if we'd learned to live with other creatures, rather than succumbing to the pathological need to exercise dominion over everything and everyone. Guess it's a little late for that.

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