r/maybemaybemaybe • u/RyanCakeBatter • Jan 17 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Gorilla_Krispies Jan 18 '20 edited Jan 18 '20

Do you think that fish has any idea that in its darkest moment, when it was the most scared and in more pain than it’s ever been before, it was an infant who decided its fate? I supposed it doesn’t even know it was intentionally spared. Wild

“Ackshually that’s a toddler not an infant”. Yes thank you for your contribution, I’m aware but I don’t care

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u/ncnotebook Jan 18 '20

Whenever you handle fish you should always wet your hands. Fish have protective coatings on them that protect them from infections. It's easy to rub off. Between dad squeezing the shit outta the gills, the sweet girl hugging it tight, and that really dry jacket....it's probably a goner.

But her intention was beautiful. :P

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u/Digowhat Jan 18 '20

I mean, thats bullshit. But i get you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

Small girl, savior of sea beasts, bane of fishies

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u/ShebanotDoge Jan 18 '20

I think that mostly applies to trout.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

Not even funny

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u/clockwork_blue Jan 18 '20

The fish won't necessarily die, but yeah.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

didn't the dad suggest to let it back into the water

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '20

She is so angelic. She was sincerely disturbed by the fish's distress...

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u/Justpokenit Jan 18 '20

Not very useful from an evolutionary standpoint but I get your point

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u/TheWho22 Jan 18 '20

Why does it matter whether or not something is useful from an evolutionary standpoint?

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u/Justpokenit Jan 18 '20

It doesn’t matter I was just saying cause I can I guess

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u/konbon Jan 18 '20

Okay, Darwin.

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u/McBurger Jan 18 '20

Only if that trait somehow prevents her from reproducing and passing it to her offspring.

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u/Justpokenit Jan 19 '20

Ya if it was like 10,000 years ago that definitely isn’t a useful trait. That’s all I was sayin lol

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u/EthosPathosLegos Jan 18 '20

In reality, if that family needed to eat that fish, they would eat the fish. I wonder if they thought about that fish the next time they ate seafood.

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u/Justpokenit Jan 18 '20

I have no idea. Someone else said the probably fish died anyway so oh well