Reposted by Adam Strong-Morse
We have lots of evidence that behaving cruelly - even to "things" - is corrupting and bad and leads to cruel behavior towards people. We shouldn't normalize it! Yes, that earthworm isn't a dog isn't a child, but that doesn't mean that gratuitously inflicting pain on it is mentally healthy.
![professor x: whats your superpower?
ostrich: i lay big egg
professor x [telepathically to x-men]: i can save us money on breakfast
ostrich [telepathically]: egg no for sale](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3yxedxjkoi4ksorsmfpimmip/bafkreid77xfhl3opevlifl7464nyusgcn37i2d2oqelpzwvapt2w67mqvm)
