Might be because I've made friends with a former pony, but I think the fact that there are worlds out there without humans at all proves that the idea of humanity's kinda... short-sighted, I guess? But I guess it can't be helped when some of us come from worlds where humans really are the top dogs.
You also gotta think about the connotations. Humanity tends to bleed over into being... well, humane. And someone's considered a monster or animal if they step back from good morals. In most worlds, language is a human construct, and it shows.
But even here, you kinda have to set those ideas aside. Even the Pokémon are pretty smart.
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Might be because I've made friends with a former pony, but I think the fact that there are worlds out there without humans at all proves that the idea of humanity's kinda... short-sighted, I guess? But I guess it can't be helped when some of us come from worlds where humans really are the top dogs.
You also gotta think about the connotations. Humanity tends to bleed over into being... well, humane. And someone's considered a monster or animal if they step back from good morals. In most worlds, language is a human construct, and it shows.
But even here, you kinda have to set those ideas aside. Even the Pokémon are pretty smart.