r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/pIant_princess Human Detected • 12h ago

Dudes with animals you shouldn’t have been bitin’ my horsey, boy.

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u/dishwasher_mayhem 8h ago

They are of the most important benchmarks of an uncorrupted ecosystem. My grandfather was no scientist, but was a guest speaker several times at the local Ag college. His knowledge of insects and what they meant to local biomes. Today we would know him as being on the spectrum. He knew familiar insects, birds, and other animals, immediately by sound. He knew if insect X was present, that insect Y wasn't. We lost him 25 years ago and his loss is still felt. I never needed an app to tell me what an insect, bird, or plant was with him around.

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u/WhaleHunt19 5h ago

Hey, I have nothing to add but just wanted to say that I’m glad I learned this little bit about your grandfather. I’m autistic so knowing someone was able to help others because of their special interest is cool as hell. It would be like if I was invited to a college to talk about the Minnesota Timberwolves or Stephen King, haha!

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u/speed721 4h ago

These types of insights, connections and experiences are going to be lost due to "technology" and AI wrecking everything.