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I love Jacob Tierney!!

Also.... finally ended my unemployment era 🎀

And even then, it isn't singlehanded--other townsfolk are noted in the background to also be doing their part and doing a lot of the labor once the necessary resources are gathered. For a few of the projects, pretty much the whole town is part of the cutscene helping to fix the issue.

It kind of reminds me of the approach taken in Roots of Pacha--the improvements come in the form of "ideas" that the villagers have, but need you to gather the materials so they can do things like experiment to bring that idea to fruition. And you're the one gathering the materials because everyone else is busy with whatever their role is in the village. But even then, the villagers are still shown doing a lot of the legwork for major improvements to the village itself.

cheetahs regularly get bullied by lions, hyenas, crocodiles, and baboons

multiple people think this means cheetahs aren't an apex predator/belong lower on the food chain

which is how I learned humans equate social status with position on the food chain. (which is nonsense to anyone who's ever met, for instance, a moose)

an apex predator is just a predator without natural predators of its own. you can be an anxious pathetic mess, but if you're not getting eaten by your neighbors, congrats! you're an apex predator.

i look it up to make sure cheetahs are apex predators

I find out it's not uncommon for cheetah cubs (and very occasionally adults) to be eaten by lions, leopards, hyneas, and even eagles???

well that sure calls into question their apex predator status. out of curiosity i check to see if there are any animals that hunt lions

this is how I discover that cheetahs, lions, hyenas, and leopards will all eat each other's children if presented with an easy opportunity (and sometimes young/elderly/injured adults)

begining to wonder how useful 'apex predator' is as a term

in conclusion, cheetahs are so fast because they are fueled by Grade A+ Ultra Concentrated Anxiety and they need that speed to run away from their problems