I'll probably give the book a go - and this is certainly true, isn't it?

"The great and terrible thing about humankind is simply this: we will always do what we are capable of."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/the-mountain-in-the-sea-by-ray-nayler-how-to-speak-octopus

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The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler – how to speak octopus

What if the first alien intelligences we encountered were already living with us on planet Earth? This near-future novel of ideas wittily explores the nature of consciousness

The Guardian