It’s legitimately depressing that this comment has this many upvotes. This is a science community and they’re upvoting a scientifically incorrect statement.
Did you read the article? Cows now occupy a category of tool users that only has two other animals in it: humans and chimpanzees. The category is multipurpose tool use. In order to be placed in this group the animal needs to use one tool to perform different functions.
Walking onto an automatic milking device is an entirely different category of intelligence.
I mean, anybody can comment. I remember back when I regularly used reddit seeing wildy incorrect statements on the science community, and then when I would occasionally correct people on the stuff I actually am an expert on, I’d get downvoted for it, while the original post continued to get upvoted.
People often assume upvotes means they’re right. And humans naturally seek social approval and acceptance, so it’s not that surprising.
All I’m saying is don’t take it personal. It’s unfortunate to see stuff like that. But you can’t really stop it, and the alternative is censoring them, which I’m not a fan of either bcz they didn’t do anything egregious or try to spread misinformation.
Yeah…no. This cow didn’t “make” this tool. It just used a tool that was readily available. It didn’t modify it in any way, in order to specifically accomplish this task.
THAT is the criteria for advanced tool use.
What this cow is doing, is extremely common in nature. It’s found something in its environment that is useful. It’s literally using a stick to scratch an itch. That’s even less evolved than a bird building a nest, or ants digging a network of tunnels.
It’s legitimately depressing that this comment has this many upvotes. This is a science community and they’re upvoting a scientifically incorrect statement.
Did you read the article? Cows now occupy a category of tool users that only has two other animals in it: humans and chimpanzees. The category is multipurpose tool use. In order to be placed in this group the animal needs to use one tool to perform different functions.
Walking onto an automatic milking device is an entirely different category of intelligence.
I mean, anybody can comment. I remember back when I regularly used reddit seeing wildy incorrect statements on the science community, and then when I would occasionally correct people on the stuff I actually am an expert on, I’d get downvoted for it, while the original post continued to get upvoted.
People often assume upvotes means they’re right. And humans naturally seek social approval and acceptance, so it’s not that surprising.
All I’m saying is don’t take it personal. It’s unfortunate to see stuff like that. But you can’t really stop it, and the alternative is censoring them, which I’m not a fan of either bcz they didn’t do anything egregious or try to spread misinformation.
I appreciate your comment, thank you.
I expected pushback with this story in particular, because people just love their corn fed beef, and will get absolutely belligerent in its defense.
The bare minimum in a science community is reading the article. Or at least it should be.
Yeah…no. This cow didn’t “make” this tool. It just used a tool that was readily available. It didn’t modify it in any way, in order to specifically accomplish this task.
THAT is the criteria for advanced tool use.
What this cow is doing, is extremely common in nature. It’s found something in its environment that is useful. It’s literally using a stick to scratch an itch. That’s even less evolved than a bird building a nest, or ants digging a network of tunnels.
Thanks for confirming you didn’t read the article and that your opinions on this can be safely ignored.
Lol! What are you even talking about?
lol see? I told ya you were wrong 🤣
Maybe sit this one out fella…
Wrong about what? You haven’t said a single thing yet, except that you think I didn’t read the article. That just makes you wrong.
Lol see?