I had to look up the video
The wonder of the sea
Submitted 9 hours ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
bmpvy@feddit.org 7 hours ago
It almost made me cry i dunno
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 hour ago
No, I get it. Humans are capable of such destruction on unimaginable scales, just by living our lives. Governments and corporations are such huge structures of diffuse accountability that often, we are unaware of the extent of the harms done by humanity. This video feels like an act of resistance to that. A whole team of divers take the time and resources (air) to help this little octopus that was a victim of human existence. It doesn’t erase the harm done by humans, and it would devalue the act if we pretended that it would be possible to balance the scales in this way.
It’s a powerful gesture precisely because it’s so insignificant. There are many humans who are also being harmed by the ruthless machinery of human society, and taking the time to be present and compassionate something that can be hard. Watching the video made me feel more human, because it highlights that I don’t think that humans are inherently the problem. Some humans are assholes, sure, but most of the problems are because we’ve made a lot of dispassionate systems that are far bigger than we are. I often think that it’d be easier to fight these things if we could make space for our humanity.
0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
If aliens ever invade earth and ask why they shouldn’t obliterate us, show them and everyone this video and then proceed to get obliterated.
Gotta aww one last time.
Jayjader@jlai.lu 5 hours ago
My experience as a TF2 n00b in public lobbies
Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
Octopus are very smart guys
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 minutes ago
But hey, at least it gives you a new hat.