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Is it ethical to turn rats into gamers?
by escapecharacter 9mo ago
Is it ethical to turn rats into gamers?
- ginkoleaf 9mo agoGamers: no, hot-tub streamers: yes
- apgwoz 9mo agoI think it might be _unethical_ to not spread the joy of playing Doom for the first time? Though, I’m not entirely sure there’s been enough research done about the effects of violent video games in rat gamer populations.
- autoexec 9mo agoWe've been putting rats in skinner boxes for a lot longer than we've been subjecting human gamers to them. I'd be more worried about the health effects of all that sugar water.
- stephenlf 9mo ago10 microliter doses though. Pretty teeny tiny. But it is a valid concern.
- chickenhun 9mo agoGiving them slightly acidic water off-rig and normal water while playing is another option - not the best either. I opted for sugar in the end, because they didn't spend much time on the setup; but this should be reconsidered if they on-rig for hours daily.
- shawn_w 9mo agoThe trick is to save the treats till the end. They can learn to do a lot if they know they'll be rewarded later. Check out Shadow The Rat on YouTube; she has a whole series on training them.
- neom 9mo agoGotta love Shadow!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV9z0c1hjnA
- chinabot 9mo agoIt was tested on humans first
- duskwuff 9mo agoI mean-- how do you think they made gaming mice? :)
- efskap 9mo agoIt's more like locking humans up in the matrix. Note lines like "preventing it from leaving the apparatus" in the build guide. Would an ordinary gamer be restricted from exiting such a contraption?