It sounds strange and chilly. Do you know/feel whether the writer is so acculturated in individualist libertarianism that this set-up isn’t a choice but a default?
After reading other comments, ETA: About a decade ago I was auditing a class on process theology in which for some reason the instructor and my colleagues all simply stated that humans have richer lives than chipmunks. And I said I didn’t know, I didn’t know how I’d feel about it if I were a chipmunk. And they all told me I *did* know, and got mad at me.
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Date: 2024-10-04 02:34 pm (UTC)After reading other comments, ETA: About a decade ago I was auditing a class on process theology in which for some reason the instructor and my colleagues all simply stated that humans have richer lives than chipmunks. And I said I didn’t know, I didn’t know how I’d feel about it if I were a chipmunk. And they all told me I *did* know, and got mad at me.