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user-inactivated · 3750 days ago · link · · parent · post: The great white shark has an image problem
I would say the reason for wanting respect (at least as it comes off in the article) is what bothers me. I don't mind respecting animals (including great white sharks) just because they're animals and destroying them doesn't help the environment. But respecting them just for their danger? That gives me a vibe of sycophantism and blind worship of power. The true measure of a person's character is never in how they treat things that pose a threat to them, but to how they treat things to which they themselves pose a threat (paraphrased from J.K. Rowling). I imagine a campaign to get people to respect spiders wouldn't garner so much attention or sympathy.