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Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

is what happens to us not in fact a "get out of here" signal to us? what makes you think a fishes subjective experience of pain is any more pleasant than your own?

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Our pain isn't a "get out of here" signal, it's a "you've been hurt" signal. Fish don't have a reason to suffer. We do, because we're social creatures.