Amazing post. Unfortunately, it is wildly unrealistic. Bentham's Bulldog wouldn't be 35 by 2032, and therefore wouldn't be eligible for the Presidency!
This is pretty good, but I’m not convinced that animals would get rights as quickly as 2032. Throughout human history, it’s taken marginalized groups of people long amounts of time to get any sort of power. Even while being able to speak the language of their captivators, countries around the world have put people in human zoos.
A more realistic scenario would involve animals gaining material control before being able to take any true rights. This would be difficult for any animal that has weird eyesight, lives in water, has a short lifespan, or can’t interact with a computer keyboard. My best guess is that there are some species of birds that would do extremely well if given the power to speak.
Amazing post. Unfortunately, it is wildly unrealistic. Bentham's Bulldog wouldn't be 35 by 2032, and therefore wouldn't be eligible for the Presidency!
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😂 this is just great
This is pretty good, but I’m not convinced that animals would get rights as quickly as 2032. Throughout human history, it’s taken marginalized groups of people long amounts of time to get any sort of power. Even while being able to speak the language of their captivators, countries around the world have put people in human zoos.
A more realistic scenario would involve animals gaining material control before being able to take any true rights. This would be difficult for any animal that has weird eyesight, lives in water, has a short lifespan, or can’t interact with a computer keyboard. My best guess is that there are some species of birds that would do extremely well if given the power to speak.