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[Sempu]

I object to the context that the action creates. It frames the apes' lives with the implicit assumption that they are in captivity. It takes the option of being free off the table. Granted, there are doubtless some apes that wouldn't fare well in the wild because they have become too habituated to captivity, but otherwise, this is like me offering you a choice: Would you rather be in prison without a computer, or in prison with a computer? It's a variant on the have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet question. Avatar enchants me because it brooked absolutely no compromise on what constituted a fulfilling existence.