MetaSomma
99584
2570
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Kitten tax paid. BEANS
Mar 13, 2021 9:03 PM
MetaSomma
99584
2570
61
Kitten tax paid. BEANS
digitalist1
If I see someone struggling like physically see it it's hard to ignore, I wonder if the parrot would care if he just saw a video.
Chimponzoo
The funny thing is this is basically what the Adam & Eve story is about. They were happy sharing until they gained knowledge about sin
ohfudgecicles
So. Those are Timneh Grays, the more emotive subspecies. I own one... Those dark eyes are dilated pupils, which occur during cognition.
Uonnay
TIL that parrots are smarter than us. Meanwhile in fox news: only a bird brain would share its money
kaijuuGold
im starting to realize the cat lady vibe now.
Peachos
I love your kitty & all but cat tax is after a long post or a story, not every post :P however you're more than welcome to share more kitty
dealinwifscum
TIL; Not one parrot, not one, is as selfish and shitty as virtually any republican
CrimsonReaper1985
Funny thing, a bunch of different animals are better people than most ppl in government or big business. Strange occurrence that one huh?
killernat
its almost like Peter Kropotkin was on to something with mutual aid
Myothercarisadelorean
Aeav8r
This is clearly a coconut migrating
Rifneno
African grays are amazing. Legit contender for smartest (non-human) animal.
ataradov
Have they explained to parrots the concept of retirement and still needing the tokens when you have no active income?
ataradov
I feel like this piece of knowledge may change their attitudes. Right now there is no point in saving the "money".
HeadJamistan
EatYourSoylentGreenAndShutUp
SwedeOnAnIsland
Link to article?
DonkeySauceBukkake
Birds, especially parrots are highly intelligent and emotional creatures. This does t surprise me. Animals are better than people.
AlmostScientist
Alex Jones: THEY’RE TURNING THE BIRDS INTO COMMUNISTS!
MisterLemons
TURNIN THE FRIKKIN FROGS GAY!
ALittleKinkInYourThink
First gay frogs and now communist parrots!
domotix
Now parrots are able to apply for a stimulus check...
WanderingMess
So parrots are more compassionate than conservatives, and possibly capitalists in general who would have guessed.
thehumanoidsarecoming
best to not confuse capitalism itself with the Neo-oligarchy of now.
GadenKerensky
I think it's more 'you got a neo-oligarchy because capitalists aren't compassionate and didn't keep them in check.'
thehumanoidsarecoming
Theres no system that protects you from your duty of having to vote. Corruption will always exist, but we havent voted in numbers
thehumanoidsarecoming
over 80% since the 1800s. We dont have corruption because of "capitalists", we have them because of people like you.
GadenKerensky
I'm Australian. We have mandatory voting. We have our issues, but it has bred a sense of civic duty.
thehumanoidsarecoming
we get what we put in, and boomers werent the first gen to check out. Greatest gen fought in the war and just sat there till they died.
tReasonoustRump
subrosaflorens
But that's Socialism!
f0rb1dd3nd0nut
The real test is what do they do when there are insufficient tokens to share. 2 tokens and 3 birds?
ap91484
They create a bank, which hands out notes that say: "worth 2 tokens". Then they lent it with interests to the others. 1/2
ap91484
2/2 Congratulations, they invented the FIAT money system.
Septcanmat
Or when they aren’t given the tokens for free.
GorgeousGen
Birds are better than people emotionally imo
superbest
SWISH! Nothing but risk free betting!
Inkutus
I prefer swoosh personally
Dirtyoldswish
igooutsidesometimes
Risk free? So if you lose you get your money back?
OhNoDontTouch
They meant to say "Nothing but risk! Free betting!"
TheSilverSeraph
That is exactly what a Swish employee would say!
Slaughterloo
Risk free betting, you say?
asianmilkspray
If it’s risk-free it isnt called betting.
Isi151e
With all my tokens from the African Greys it really is a no brainer
typointhetitle
Get in on the action!
Dirtyoldswish
Why Hello there. I have several investment opportunities that I'd like to share with you.
strugglesnuggler
Didn't they do this to monkeys and they invented prostitution?
DrCryptid
Yes, I think it was a study by Yale. They think that is what happened but it is unclear I think
minuteye
1/ Thing is, wild chimps reinforce social bonds by grooming, sharing food, and sex acts. If they're naturally going "Oh, you ate grubs from
minuteye
2/ my back? How nice of you! Let's bone!", it's not a big jump to "Oh, you gave me the food-producing token? How nice of you! Let's bone!"
minuteye
3/ But it's a big assumption to then claim the chimps see it as a quid pro quo, not a mutual reinforcement of bonds.
TheLastOfTheGood
How did they eat before given tokens?
maskedrabbit
Wait. How did we eat before we started using tokens
deathandtaxes1
Cannibalism
Anonawesome
Photosynthesis.
MetaSomma
Carefully
Sionas
Hoarding wealth as billionaires is evil. No one needs that wealth.
PrincessLeliana
Alternate headline: Parents have more humanity than most humans
TheGhostofElizabethShue
“Don’t worry I’ll make this make sense” - helpful autocorrect.
3nd3rwiggin
Ghost of someone very much still alive, that is talent!
Lionskull
well, the proper test would be to have 10 tokens for 11 or 12 parrots.
OhNoDontTouch
what would that accomplish?
Sparrowcide
How do the tokens get distributed - random chance? Preference? Does each bird given tokens get the same amount? Etc
Lionskull
give all to 1 bird, see if they are as sharing when there is less tokens than there is birds. does competition stop sharing?
redmangc
As a side note, was it just 1 or 2 parrots or was it generally all of them. Would love to see how deep the individuality goes
ferafish
7/8 african grey parrots shared, on average sharing half their tokens.
ferafish
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/parrots-share-currency-help-their-pals-purchase-food-180973917/
Ghostlogicz
I think it’s probably time we stop calling it humanity if all these other creatures have more of it than humans.
ferafish
I guess compassion would be a better word for it
Zaayl
I think most humans would share. Within the confines of a small community or even single home like the parrots were in.
Zaayl
The problem with large scale capitalism is how easy it is to dehumanize "the other guys" they are just the masses, faces without names.
Zaayl
You dont know them, they aren't your friends or family. So its easy to write them off as having to fend for themselves.
sfbrian1
If I’m not mistaken, didn’t another study show that some quickly resorted to parrot “prostitution”?
pintDMG
You're thinking of penguins, I believe.
OhNoDontTouch
another user mentioned possible prostitution in chimps
Thelrishlnquistion
“Now der makin’ parrots communist!!!” - Fox News viewer
wadatahmydamie
Republicans don’t have a single idea about how to run things. All they do is break shit and insult everybody outside the cult.
thesauceisboss
Thedirtydirtdirt
Ok so apply this to humans, who is going to provide the never ending food tokens? Where will the tokens come from? What is the plan?
GeorgieLeech
The surplus that supposedly capitalism is great at producing?
Thedirtydirtdirt
Cmon, seriously. Back up the claim here. That’s what you gotta do or else you’re just blowing hot air.
TheBeege
Seriously. Bezos, Musk, Gates etc have a surplus of wealth. One human can't spend that much money alone.
TheBeege
If you're looking for more detail regarding a plan, a VAT would work pretty nicely. Can look to other countries with VAT to see examples.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
UncleMeaty
He always looks like he just smelled his own fart and he can't decide if he likes it or not.
VenomousSalsa
One of the most punchable faces around
camn333
Right up there with that Shkreli guy.
John20012
And that orange frickers son.......