Most of us are guilty of us spending too much time on the internet, leaving no room for actual social interactions.
Looks like it’s catching up with animals too. Don’t take our word, just watch this video of a chimpanzee scrolling through an Instagram feed like it is no big deal.
Here's a video of a Chimpanzee using Instagram. It's eye-opening. https://t.co/FEfIgQSGa6 pic.twitter.com/d9AjhfPNN1
— Daniel Sinclair (@_DanielSinclair) April 25, 2019
The video was originally posted by animal conservationist and influencer Mike Holston and garnered more than 1.5 million views.
From there on, it started doing the rounds on the internet and has an estimated 6 million views.
A chimpanzee using Instagram. Fascinating. pic.twitter.com/4nXCXlAc69
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) April 25, 2019
Now, while some people find it fascinating, others called it disturbing.
Its easy to dismiss this as a chimpanzee using Instagram but he is deliberately scrolling through the images and selecting ones that he finds appealing. The level of intellect required to complete what are basic tasks to a human is nothing short of extraordinary in a primate. pic.twitter.com/HmBRDQcNmY
— Wayne Smith #FBPE (@waynesmith1971) April 25, 2019
Fucking hell… you can swipe right to go back on Instagram??
— Chris Brown (@YesImChrisBrown) April 25, 2019
You mean to tell me I’ve been clicking the back arrow in the corner this whole time and this fucking chimpanzee knows better?!?? I’m so heated right now wow https://t.co/UF6W1NwC5e
Now that’s what I call intuitive design 👌
— Ken Rutkowski (@kenradio) April 26, 2019
A chimpanzee casually browsing Instagram.
Move along Human-centred Design, here comes “Sentience-centred Design” pic.twitter.com/dxbLpS96BF
Hey if you see that viral video of the chimpanzee using Instagram, maybe don’t share it. And read this instead to understand why it’s harmful: https://t.co/pX9UFaFzqi
— Rosie Spinks (@rojospinks) April 25, 2019
With regards to that ‘young chimpanzee using Instagram’ video doing the rounds. Portrayal such as this showing the inappropriate relationship between humans and primates need to be stopped. Groups such as @peopleprimate @JaneGoodallUK are addressing this https://t.co/XtZXBT3hiJ
— Prof Ben Garrod (@Ben_garrod) April 25, 2019