I got invited to go fishing with some coworkers and had to say no. It's kind of a shame since I don't have any friends and it was a chance to do something social, plus the area they wanted to go is chill and out in the woods. But I've never been comfortable with fishing. It's a big part of where I grew up. Lots of people don't even eat the fish. They toss the poor things back in the water.
Maybe I could still go but just hang out on the shore.
You just need to Google "fish feel pain" to see that the science is against you on this issue.
Edit: it's cool if you're past this time in your life. Fuck knows I've had enough bullshit in my past that I'm not proud of.
It's not. They are able to learn, yes so are a lot of things, but the type of pain and fear that humans have is not really there.
Either way I'm done with this. I recounted my experience sustenance fishing as a kid and said that fishing for sport was bad. I still got called an animal abuser, so kindly fuck off.
edit: I'm being a dick here from the other comment chain. This is fine and worth noting, it's also why I don't like catch and release.
Sorry. See my edit. I was literally typing it when you responded.
It's all good, you made a good point and I bit your head off.
I'm aware of the studies about fish reacting to negative stimulus and learning about them. It's a bit different, but yeah, it's one of the reasons I'm saying sport fishing is bad
It's cool. I think struggle sessions do shit to our brains. We're in pounce mode. And no one wants to be told off.
Yeah I logged off for a bit and just got on to check on it a few minutes ago lol, saw your thing and thought it was a continuation and showed my ass. my bad comrade
Sorry about the defensive answer, but yeah, I'm really not up for it anymore.