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[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 71 points 1 week ago (2 children)

On the old site, there was an ask reddit question along the lines of "Whats the moat unbelieveable thing thats ever happened to you?"

Some user commented about how while they were out walking outside a taco bell, a crow came up to them, placed a quarter down and said "taco". So the person went and grabbed the bird a taco.

So, yeah, this does make sense. If some "lesser being" shows strong intelegence, it makes sense that a "higher being" would just do whats asked of them for the story or just rewarding them for being smart.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It’s also important to point out that the ask is trivial for the higher being so as long as it’s amusing they would do it.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Now that's presumptious. Why should humans be higher beings than crows?

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Did you not read the story?

Because we can buy tacos

Side Note: Is this story from 1887? When tf was the last time a taco cost a quarter?

[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Maybe a quarter was all the crow had, and the human took it as partial payment.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah I doubt the crow would understand the various values of coins, let alone why a taco costs 2 coins when before it cost 1.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I’m reminded of the photo meme that goes around where a dog buys something like a hotdog every day, paying with a leaf

Obviously, the thing he’s buying costs more than a leaf, but the people who work there are just kind of “he’s trying to pay, but doesn’t understand what money is. Give him the hotdog”.

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

I did put higher and lesser beings in quotes for a reason. I am not assuming that humans are better than crows.

[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We have tacos, crows do not

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

But crows have money! I do not.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

To be honest if the ants were to offer me something nice like a taco, and have a reasonable request, I would help them.