I like your critical thinking and reflection about sentience. But, is it not about balancing an ecosystem instead of looking to tag them into victims or perpetrators? If starfishes generate suffering to shellfish as much as you calculated , is this a reason to leave thousands of starfishes to die in the beach? With the story, I feel invited to reflect on what event left the starfishes massively to die.
Furthermore, I can't avoid thinking on those animals and fishes who eat and survive on starfishes. What will they do when they suddenly don't find starfishes anymore, maybe they start eating shellfish or something unusual which could bring additional suffering. We don't know.
To me , the beautiful starfish-saver story is about ecosystems disruptions, and how much does human activity has to do with it. I would also challenge the man , who thought there is no difference saving one to one, and reflect on are we doing all what we can like the little girl? or is it easier to ignore because we think we can make no difference. Are we really identifying the problem to solve, and understanding the system?
Hi Geoffrey
I like your critical thinking and reflection about sentience. But, is it not about balancing an ecosystem instead of looking to tag them into victims or perpetrators? If starfishes generate suffering to shellfish as much as you calculated , is this a reason to leave thousands of starfishes to die in the beach? With the story, I feel invited to reflect on what event left the starfishes massively to die.
Furthermore, I can't avoid thinking on those animals and fishes who eat and survive on starfishes. What will they do when they suddenly don't find starfishes anymore, maybe they start eating shellfish or something unusual which could bring additional suffering. We don't know.
To me , the beautiful starfish-saver story is about ecosystems disruptions, and how much does human activity has to do with it. I would also challenge the man , who thought there is no difference saving one to one, and reflect on are we doing all what we can like the little girl? or is it easier to ignore because we think we can make no difference. Are we really identifying the problem to solve, and understanding the system?
I feel you- ideally we wouldnt need an organizazion seeking for altruistic actions at all.