No, sharks rarely infest gated communities. The point was that infestations usually consist of animals that live in the place they are undesired.
Humans infest shark habitats. You don’t see sharks coming into your gated community, do you?
gjoel@programming.dev 4 hours ago
SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
No, the point is that indigenous populations are not infesting their own natural habitats.
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
gjoel@programming.dev 4 hours ago
That’s a different point though. If you have a termite infestation, you might say that they’re invasive to the house and it’s not their natural element. However you might also say that they live there, which is equally true.
bobo@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
Do you imagine the various indigenous populations of Americas popped out of the ground like mushrooms? They’re pretty far from their “natural habitat” in the plains of sub-saharan Africa… Or is that too far back in history and their “natural habitat” is in Siberia and Polynesia?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
Would be a rad way to thin out the herd of xenophobic rich people, though 🤔