> > started recording videos, while animals like dogs
> Ah, but humans are a high-communication species. > Other species -- mostly prey animals -- give > warning calls even at the expense of their own > safety. Wow, now the totem theorist in me is > wondering if people who film tsunamis are more > likely to have high-signalling totems such as > prairie dogs.
Ah, very good! The "communication" idea would apply to the first few ones, some of which might have thought "I have to record this, there are no color videos of real tidal waves in action", as in, it will benefit the human race to finally have that knowledge.
And I've always thought that most of the rest were thinking "If I can get this action into my phone, then I can sell it and better provide for my children and partner", a possibly noble reason to risk life for the betterment of the family.
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Re: Yes...
Date: 2014-06-01 11:48 am (UTC)> Ah, but humans are a high-communication species.
> Other species -- mostly prey animals -- give
> warning calls even at the expense of their own
> safety. Wow, now the totem theorist in me is
> wondering if people who film tsunamis are more
> likely to have high-signalling totems such as
> prairie dogs.
Ah, very good! The "communication" idea would apply to the first few ones, some of which might have thought "I have to record this, there are no color videos of real tidal waves in action", as in, it will benefit the human race to finally have that knowledge.
And I've always thought that most of the rest were thinking "If I can get this action into my phone, then I can sell it and better provide for my children and partner", a possibly noble reason to risk life for the betterment of the family.
So I think you have an excellent thought there.