Laivasse
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I agree. It would disturb me to see someone senselessly killing insects for entertainment value, like the sensation of someone subtly twisting my cock. It's just a waste, somehow - you're removing something from the world that didn't need to be removed.
Having said that, as a kid I used to do it to ants, but then I stopped out of guilt. I still would do it to wasps, but that's because I hate them - it's not just entertainment value, it's because I consider them vicious little bastards and a personal threat. After a couple of nightmarish experiences with caterpillars I now hate those too. But I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to kill them unless maybe they were on me...in my hair...silky arses, pulsating...little maggot faces, furry- OH GOD MAKE IT STOP
Back to killing bigger animals though - I don't buy the whole 'they don't have the same capacity for suffering' thing either. A human baby may not be the smartest thing on the face of the planet, but it doesn't make us look any more kindly on mistreatment of infants - quite the opposite. Exactly how do you compare one species' capacity for suffering to that of another species anyway, short of telepathy? Many who own house pets know that when they get badly injured they actually become depressed. Simple as they may be, animals are plenty capable of suffering in their own way. They're not just happy little sacks of meat. With people who have no empathy whatsoever with animals, I think of them similarly to the way I think about wasps.
Having said that, as a kid I used to do it to ants, but then I stopped out of guilt. I still would do it to wasps, but that's because I hate them - it's not just entertainment value, it's because I consider them vicious little bastards and a personal threat. After a couple of nightmarish experiences with caterpillars I now hate those too. But I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to kill them unless maybe they were on me...in my hair...silky arses, pulsating...little maggot faces, furry- OH GOD MAKE IT STOP
Back to killing bigger animals though - I don't buy the whole 'they don't have the same capacity for suffering' thing either. A human baby may not be the smartest thing on the face of the planet, but it doesn't make us look any more kindly on mistreatment of infants - quite the opposite. Exactly how do you compare one species' capacity for suffering to that of another species anyway, short of telepathy? Many who own house pets know that when they get badly injured they actually become depressed. Simple as they may be, animals are plenty capable of suffering in their own way. They're not just happy little sacks of meat. With people who have no empathy whatsoever with animals, I think of them similarly to the way I think about wasps.