Good post, but there is a big disbalance in human-ants relationships.
If people could communicate with ants, nothing would stop humans to make ants suffer if it made the deal better for humans because of a power disbalance.
For example, domesticated chickens live in very crowded and stinky conditions, and their average lifespan is a month after which they are killed. Not a particularly good living conditions.
People just care about profitability do it just because they can.
Good post, but there is a big disbalance in human-ants relationships.
If people could communicate with ants, nothing would stop humans to make ants suffer if it made the deal better for humans because of a power disbalance.
For example, domesticated chickens live in very crowded and stinky conditions, and their average lifespan is a month after which they are killed. Not a particularly good living conditions.
People just care about profitability do it just because they can.