I got invited to go fishing with some coworkers and had to say no. It's kind of a shame since I don't have any friends and it was a chance to do something social, plus the area they wanted to go is chill and out in the woods. But I've never been comfortable with fishing. It's a big part of where I grew up. Lots of people don't even eat the fish. They toss the poor things back in the water.

Maybe I could still go but just hang out on the shore.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    I mean I wouldn't put a hook through a comatose person's mouth either regardless of the neurochemistry involved

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Call me a tree hugger or whatev but I believe fish are incredibly beautiful and don't deserve to be screwed around with, regardless of the fish's hypothetical emotional state. It don't sit right with me.

    • grant87231 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I wouldn't do that on the principle they might wake up. I am however confident that the fish will always remain a fish

    • Coca_Cola_but_Commie [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      But what if, when you were a kid, your grandpa took you to the local coma ward and together you put hooks through the mouths of the patients and it was really fun but also a great bonding activity? And now, as an adult, sometimes, on the weekend, if the weather's nice, you'll slip down to the ward and hook a few and remember the good times?