What are your favorite nature documentaries that DO talk about human beings, but NOT in a way that sounds like humans just suck? (slrpnk.net)

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Prompted by a post from @krishnanrohit: "I'm once again registering my annoyance at the fact that EVERY SINGLE NATURE DOCUMENTARY talks about how humans suck. Literally every single one. I am so tired of explaining to my 7yo son that no humans are not destroying everything. That he can be optimistic. It's obscene."

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[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago

But we are though, we are the biggest threat to the planet and life on the planet, its a good opportunity to have a dialog with your son about some people only think of themselves and others work together for the benefit of everybody

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

We also do cool and emphatic things. Maybe they want to find a documentary that for once highlights that side.

[-] SlowBurn@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Ding ding ding! Yeah, I was inspired to ask by this tweet: https://x.com/krishnanrohit/status/1940596143932768717

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

I know the doom and gloom is warranted and we often are shit, but yeah, we have good sides. And sometimes we do amazing things

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