My guess would be that it's simply because we are aware of the concept of extinction and have watched as other species have gone extinct. This causes some existential dread, like learning about death might.
Drusas
He knows. He's the one who's been trying to teach that to the rest of us for decades now.
Okay? A lot of us aren't on Reddit anymore. We still like to see content.
This happened when I was a young kid and I thought it was so delightful. Now that I'm an adult, I'm just happy that I have a small boat in my yard. Although it's extremely unlikely that my yard could ever become flooded where I live now. Maybe I should give the boat to somebody on lower ground.
Revolution, probably. We are too oppressed by the ruling class.
Same. My dogs have actually had a lot of training, but most people who see us in public certainly wouldn't think so.
I've never been a meme maker myself, but for others, absolutely. The field is wide open for fresh memes.
To be fair, most of the memes posted on the fediverse are not very meme-y.
I saw signs like that in Japan at Chinese establishments. Also ones showing that you face away from the toilet while sitting on it.
Blew my mind.
Very much not, in my experience.
On your mouth, not in it. No tube in the mouth.