There Are Only Three Northern White Rhinos Left on the Planet
24th November 2015
This weekend, a 41-year-old rhino named Nola died. She had been living in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for close to 27 years. Her death means that there are only three northern white rhinos left on the planet.
Perhaps when they’re all gone, these gurgle-mutts will stop whining about it.
Yes, that was insensitive — intentionally so. If there are people in the world who weep for the Northern White Rhino, I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with, is their blithe assumption that (a) I must, simply must care as much as they do, and (b) they are justified in pursuing me to the ends of the earth in pursuit of getting me to do so.
They don’t care about the stuff I care about, so how come am I obliged to care about the stuff they care about? The world is overly full of people who, simply because they care very deeply about something, feel entitled to inconvenience the rest of the human race in that regard.
I am not a bad person for not caring; YOU are a bad person for being a self-righteous pain in the ass. Piss off.
November 24th, 2015 at 14:32
“The world is overly full of people who, simply because they care very deeply about something, feel entitled to inconvenience the rest of the human race in that regard.”
Preach it, Brother!