Last week I wrote for an extraterrestrial point of view. This week it might be good to write from the point of view of a pig, but since I am human it's time to face the question of "Human entitlement".
Is it legit or not?
Is it right for humans to have first dibs on everything or not?
Can humans just go about doing whatever they want on earth with disregard to other species?
There are more than 8 billion people on earth, but there are more than 2 trillion cockroaches roaming the earth at any given time. They were here before us and they will be here after us. Many insects have found a symbiotic way to coexist with humans, but not all insects have found it easy to coexist with man.
The irony is that insects that humans need to survive are the ones dying off due to human entitlement. There is a delicate balance of plants and animals and nature. Humans continue to disturb the balance for reasons of pesticide control, cash crop agriculture, deforestation and real estate development. In the biological world "human entitlement" cannot exist because taking from nature ultimately leads to the destruction of the human habitat as well.
Let's stop outside of the ecology question and just talk about the fundamental right to eat another species. Is it legit that humans can eat other species, but other species are not to eat humans?
Is it legit that humans remain on the top of the food chain? Is the human being the only animal with an opposable thumb to perform cell phone functions? Shouldn't the same entitlement then be given to apes, monkeys, chameleons, koalas, pandas and possums? Technically speaking they are all able to create apps for a smart phone and all these species can contribute to human society just as much or more than many humans today.
Who is to say when a human is contributing or not? There really is no limit to "human entitlement". Are humans the caretakers of the earth? Maybe they were created to take care of all other creatures but some sick thing happened in which humans began to only look out for themselves.
An organization called HMP has set out to make the playing field fair again. The Human Meat Project allows volunteers to donate their bodies to feed the hungry. This allows a reduction in the human population and provides the opportunity for other species to flourish.
The website is here: https://humanmeatproject.com/
It offers an explanation of the theory of population management and a solution to human entitlement.
You might be thinking, "this is a hoax". And it is. The website is an artistic statement that man should take care of the world around them and think twice before taking the lives of other creatures. There really is no such thing as "human entitlement" because we also suffer the consequences of what we take from nature.
This story was inspired by @galenkp's writing weekend engagement writing prompt here. There is no AI consulted in this writing. It is original writing and original pictures by @mineopoly.
Oh, I would have liked to answer this one @galenkp - been away so missed out on a good one by the looks!
I think we have even more responsiblity to other creatures as we have the monopoly on their lives. I don't think many people realise what a delicate balance the world is in, and I find it devastating that we continue to see species annihilation because of our desires. We know full well that it's not sustainable. Realise the melting permafrost viruses I say - even out the score a little.
There's been some good ones on this topic, some really good ones.
It's a massive issue and one I feel won't be reversable. The damage we do to the land, waterways, oceans and the air is all interconnected. I watched a doco about the kelp forests in Tasmania and how bastard sea urchins are decimating them.
They say when the sea urchins clear them out leaving the area barren it's equivalent to felling a rain forest on land - massive knock-effects.
Over-fishing of lobsters is mostly to blame as they are not present in numbers enough to eat the sea urchins to maintain balance - Thanks humans.
I say the above as you mentioned delicate balance. It's the lack of balance that is the problem. Humans want more, more more and fail to consider the impact of creating it. The sooner humans are gone the happier the planet will be.
Kelp is everything. The problem is humans rely on systems that are broken.
I've never eaten a sea urchin, have you? If so, what does it taste like? I'll admit to having eaten a lot of lobsters though, so I'm partly to blame I guess.
Hahaha. Koreans eat sea urchins. They are mostly used to flavor the broth in seafood soups. I bit it and couldn't chew. It was bitter.
Yeah, it's a yellow sort of goop right? Not my thing, I'll stick with lobsters.
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I agree with you. I'd like to think that at least wiping out three quarters of us and leaving me and you behind would be a better alternative to complete destruction, but I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the planet. I try not to watch those docos as I get far too upset. Focussing on nature's resilience and the capacity of mushrooms to mop up oil spills is better for my mental health.
A most excellent solution indeed.
I hear you. They actually make me angry to be honest. I mean, the answers are right there, we can fix this over time, but no one really wants to. People like to talk a big game, be politically correct and make a stand. Ask them to go without something though, and it's nope, not going without!
You still have 30 minutes left to leave you 2 cents before the weekend engagement time runs up^^
Well, instead I wrote a post for Friday, accidentally published it today, and had to rush to unschedule tonight's post, and fix up all my scheduling, so that happened.
And it's too late. We are doomed.
I know the feeling. I guess it is just a matter of time. Enjoy your Monday. Mine was weird with some labor clashes with administration. Nothing worth commenting on yet, but it may develop into something. Teachers in my school are knowledgeable about the law and very democratic about things. The principal is new and seems to be out for himself. I guess that's where my question came from. I wonder if he could change and recognize the world actually revolves around the sun. And the only moon that revolves around his is flat.
Oh my god and they get paid so much and are usually terrible. My hubs is very unhappy with his principal - she doesn't care about anyone and gets paid four times as much as everyone slaving away whilst she is in some luxury suite in Thailand at a 'conference'. Totally understand what you are saying.
Those viruses remind me of Jurassic Park.
Is there any hope for humans to change or is it too late?
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I personally do not think we have a population problem. Rather, there is poor distribution of resources across the globe.
I can also question man's responsibility to the planet. Like every other species, we are concerned about our sustenance and survival over every other thing. This is commonplace in wild. The question of morality comes into places because of our faux sense of superiority and the fact that we know our actions have consequences (considering we have become a very wasteful species).
I believe we do have a responsibility towards the planet but not at our expense.
I agree that there is a poor distribution of resources. I may be overstepping myself but it seems to me that human beings have a special ability to screw things up as well as the ability to fix some of the screw ups. The problem is that some of the screw ups are so big at this point that there is no fix in sight.
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