And yet, unhitched from the menial task of transportation, the average horse today enjoys a far better quality of life than the average pre-car horse. Why? Horse girls. You see, now that the market demand for horses is no longer based on actual horsepower, horses can render the service of “just being themselves” for those who appreciate that most (in much more forgiving circumstances). In this way, horses truly are forever… and the real losers really are mankind. And its machines. In this essay, I will

  • @[email protected]
    23•14 days ago

    There are articles from before the automobile discussing the pollution problems with horses. Apparently horses poop, a lot.

      • @[email protected]
        4•13 days ago

        Or, do what the nearby horse farm does, just head to my neighborhood and leave the horse shit all over the trail and the road and people’s yards!

        Seems kind of rude to me, but what do I know.

      • snooggumsEnglish
        8•14 days ago

        Also the infrastructure for getting rid of those bags…

      • @[email protected]
        11•14 days ago

        Imagine a human being able to shit without stopping movement at any time, into a portable bag of feces.

        The mind shudders

        Such person would be too free from the shackles of humanity

        This cannot, it must not ever happen

        • spicy pancakeEnglish
          3•13 days ago

          this is called a colostomy bag but I think most users would disagree that dealing with the bag cleanup is worth the ability to shit on the go lol