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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

there would be no incentive to dehumanize each other

Profit, religion, or just plain malice are all incentives

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Malice and disrespect would still be incentives, but how would it be profitable to dehumanize other humans if it didn't grant you any ability to exploit them more than you could exploit a "humanized human"? What reason would religion have (not that they'd need one to just make it up 🙄) to dehumanize other humans if it didn't imply your religious group is more valuable than the dehumanized humans (besides malice and disrespect)?

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Some people love feeling superior to others. That is one of the reasons the wealthy want servants.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

I would argue that falls under malice and disrespect