Post Aj1FZoWm0YJsZAEA8O by seawall@mastodon.nz
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 (DIR) Post #Aj166iCJZ3iAwshqeu by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-06-17T11:10:23Z
       
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       ::"It is strange to me that so many humans do not have a colony, or live in fear of losing their colony. Now I would never claim ants are perfect--" (this last was manifestly false) "--but, every ant on Myrmecos has her colony. We do have orphans, true, but they are still-- well, they are ants! They are a part of the colony of all of us, of all ants. An ant would never worry about not having a place to call her home. Human life seems filled with pointless stress. I could never tolerate it."
       
 (DIR) Post #Aj16UjQIewdVhRhXgO by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-06-17T11:14:43Z
       
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       "Even a valuable and skilled scientist like yourself seems worried that if you do not do a good enough job, or if you do not follow the rules you will suddenly find yourself colony-less! You worry about working hard enough so that you can eat and keep shelter and have sisters, as if you were a false queen, or robber beetle. It is as if all humans are robber beetles to each other, suspicious and certain you are being cheated or will be caught cheating. It's all very rigid and conformist."
       
 (DIR) Post #Aj16eieYNSpwCu8AL2 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-06-17T11:16:30Z
       
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       "You must let that worry go. You are in my colony now and so you shouldn't have this worry when you are with us as our guest and ambassador. You have 'tenure' as you call it. You are secure. Relax and discover the new joy of work when you are free as any ant!"
       
 (DIR) Post #Aj1FZoWm0YJsZAEA8O by seawall@mastodon.nz
       2024-06-17T12:56:25Z
       
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       @futurebird Now I wanna live with the ants!