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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago

Reminder: Humans are great apes.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

As if I didn't already have enough generational trauma as it is.

Considering how shitty we are to each other and the world in general, I feel like that’s insulting to other members of the Hominidae family

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Funny way of saying they'll all be extinct by 2050.v

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