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  • squaresinger@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzBorders
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    3 days ago

    Why are some things that some animals do used as a justification for humans to do the same, while other animals doing something else isn’t?

    For example, Wikipedia says this about the topic:

    Territoriality is only shown by a minority of species. More commonly, an individual or a group of animals occupies an area that it habitually uses but does not necessarily defend; this is called its home range. The home ranges of different groups of animals often overlap, and in these overlap areas the groups tend to avoid each other rather than seeking to confront and expel each other.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_(animal)

    It is natural to not have borders, and only a few species do.




  • Vetting sources is the one thing we need journalists for. If they don’t vet their sources, their work is without merit.

    Reading at least the methodology section of a paper and googling if the researchers and the institute exists, is the bare minimum of what a decent journalist should do.

    If they can’t do that, then there’s no advantage of a journalist over some random person posting on Facebook. Even Youtubers usually vet their sources better.