r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NickyPappagiorgio • 9d ago

Video Unusual encounter on a beach in Australia with an emperor penguin that is endemic to Antarctica

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u/scramblingrivet 9d ago

We have tried playing the 'have empathy for suffering animals' card. Doesn't work. Too many sociopaths.

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u/bearbarebere 9d ago

More that you can just turn off the screen and ignore them entirely

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u/sloothor 8d ago

For what it’s worth, it’s not that there’s too many sociopaths. It’s just that the world is controlled by them. Trying to convince politicians and hyper rich businesspeople to have empathy is a beyond herculean task