Cassandrichdalias@hachyderm.io
Sep 21, 2026, 12:49 PMOur servers or devices are not living beings, but the "cattle not pets" ideology still has us treating people's precious data the same way these monsters have always treated "lesser beings".
Our servers or devices are not living beings, but the "cattle not pets" ideology still has us treating people's precious data the same way these monsters have always treated "lesser beings".
It also reminds me of learning offhand (no particular traumatic experience, thankfully) as a child of how the law basically treats all animals, pets included, as cattle, and always has, and being horrified at the mindset of adults who would build such a system.