• InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
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      6 months ago

      It’s more like love-hate for me. They’re terribly cute and they do play an important ecological role.

      But they are destructive little shits. Mercilessly and needlessly destroying homes, gardens, and at times even vehicles. Their reigns of terror are expensive and tough to mitigate. And with so few remaining natural predators, their populations quickly grow to near plague levels quite rapidly. May your tomato plants be damned.

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        6 months ago

        Stop chasing away the coyotes, corvids, raptors, snakes, or pretty much any mid-tier predator, then. Coexist > consume.

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          6 months ago

          You phrase that like you are accusing me of something specific and making wild assumptions, but it’s clear you know nothing about me, so it’s really bizarre that you’d say such a thing to me. Like why phrase it that way? I mean, I am totally on board with protecting predators and I get the message, but why be so aggressive with your messaging to me? It makes no sense and it’s kind of rude.

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      6 months ago

      watching squirrels reminds me of myself when I was playing arc raiders, running from corner to corner, stopping to see if I hear anything around me, then scavenging for stuff, then run some more to another corner and repeat. then come across some big arc and run for my life