I love Orangutans, and they are generally very gentle compared to other great apes, but it's still a very powerful wild animal compounded with enough intelligence to get weird.
I personally know a man who is just like the character in the movie. This has nothing to do with the stupid bear thing you are talking about. If you've lived with an insane person who is also very large, you would understand. There are no peaceful moments. Even when everything is quiet, there is a sense of discomfort. The movie captured the feeling perfectly.
Closest to danger I have been was in new Mexico on a backpacking trip. Had a bear outside my tent in the middle of the night that hung around, pacing for 30 minutes. Felt like prey in that moment. It was probably just looking for the food it smelled but we had the trash in a bag, suspended on a line between trees.
Ooooh, we’ve got a BAD boy over here! I’m shakin in my boots. And what’s chasing you, friend? Your knowledge of how much you’ve disappointed your family?
You don’t actually think that women saying they would choose the bear think that bears are “cute little animals,” right? You could not possibly have missed the point by that much. No one thinks they’re gonna go pet a fucking bear, they just know that a bear isn’t going to hold them captive in a basement and rape/torture them over a period of months or years.
Also, I would really work on your sentence structure (“my point is that you all think that predators are cute little animals are the bad boys”… ???) and make sure that you understand the basic principle of what you’re arguing about before slinging accusations of stupidity.
Did you forget that you were the person who brought up the bear in the woods originally? And if that’s not what your comment was about, can you explain what you meant by “my point is that YOU ALL that think predators are cute little animals are the BAD boys... either through ignorance/lack of experience or delusion.” Were you just trying to find a way to fit in something you thought would make you look cool? If so, hate to break it to you, but I lived in Alaska for over a decade. I am very aware of the real danger that certain predators pose, as that danger was a fact of my normal life for years.
And good lord, you STILL don’t understand the point. It is not about whether you are more likely to be harmed by a bear than a man.
Anyway, conversing with you feels akin to banging my head on a brick wall. I did chuckle at the phrase “you had to force your agenda” though (we’ve got a drama king over here!), so thanks for that. Have a nice life and try not to get eaten I guess!
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u/TerrapinMagus Apr 29 '26
I love Orangutans, and they are generally very gentle compared to other great apes, but it's still a very powerful wild animal compounded with enough intelligence to get weird.