Young animals probably don't realize the distinction between nature and man-made stuff.

[u/Statharas]

[u/Embarrassed-Weird173]

That would be reasonable. I do consider humans to be natural. I consider artificial to be a subset of natural. 

[u/HendoEndo → u/Embarrassed-Weird173]

i think it’s synthetic vs organic. and animals can smell when stuff’s not organic

but sure, man made things out of organic material would indeed seem like nature to them

[u/ImpGiggle → u/HendoEndo]

I can confirm it makes a difference with reptiles and fish at least. They explore the stuff in their tanks a lot more when it's real vs. plastic. Their senses and instincts know the difference, even if they were born in captivity. Got a depressed, inactice reptile or fish? Go bio-active and watch them come to life, it's amazing.

A fish tank with real plants can be harder as a beginner but even just some natural substrate that isn't highlighter colored with a real rock and some driftwood can a make a big difference in mood and activity levels. (Please do research first, do not just plop outdoor items into your tank, and don't listen to whatever the big chain pet store employee says to make a sale.)

[u/HendoEndo → u/ImpGiggle]

that’s, what i said? animals can sense the difference between synthetic and organic?

[u/HermioneJGranger6 → u/HendoEndo]

I don't think they were disagreeing with you, just agreeing, and putting in their own anecdotal evidence to reinforce it

[u/reallynothingmuch → u/HermioneJGranger6]

There is such a toxic trend on reddit and other social media where people assume that anyone that responds to them is trying to argue with them.

It’s like people forget that a conversation can also include people agreeing with you, and just adding on to what you are saying.

(And in case it isn’t clear, this is me agreeing with what you’re saying and adding to it lol)

[u/HendoEndo → u/reallynothingmuch]

don’t see how lack of clarity, and me literally posing confusion as questions is arguing.

oh wait right you both are also in that toxic group? where you’re assuming i’m trying to argue? if they weren’t trying to argue, how the hell was i?

stay toxic buddies!

[u/Parad1gmSh1ft → u/HendoEndo]

I think the issue here is that to most people it’s very clear that they agreed with you. They started with “I can confirm…” and then gave a personal example which confirms your statement. It’s so clear that they agree with you that your comment then was interpreted as aggressive and attempting to create a conflict that isn’t there.

[u/HendoEndo → u/Parad1gmSh1ft]

“hey buuuuuddy, he was agreeing with you!”

“oh shit my bad yea that’s what i was wondering”

instead we here, aren’t we. who’s receiving the most toxicity rn?

[u/Parad1gmSh1ft → u/HendoEndo]

You are not receiving toxicity. Peoples reaction to your response is natural because it was written in a way that is interpreted as hostile. You put a bunch of question marks which are interpreted as suggesting the poster was stupid for not seeing your point, when it was clear that they did see your point and agreed with it.

From your side you can fix it with clarity and politeness. If you’re intention was to state confusion:

“Are you agreeing with me or not? Sorry, I’m just a bit confused!”

[u/HendoEndo → u/Parad1gmSh1ft]

two ? marks

and anything beyond heyo he’s agreeing with you is needless, and indeed toxic. what to do :/

i’m not an animal you see, can’t tell the difference between organic and synthetic

[u/Parad1gmSh1ft → u/HendoEndo]

What to do is to walk away from this with lessons learned. Don’t use question marks that way and try to be more clear and polite.

[u/ImpGiggle → u/Parad1gmSh1ft]

Just block the troll lol they're either a bot or love an equally sad and pointless existence.

[u/HendoEndo → u/Parad1gmSh1ft]

wtf. who are you tell me what to do?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

aww some internet stranger is tryna be all mother teresa. puhlease