[Anyone with eyes can see that this is not just a bear. Dio might normally gloss over something like this, but it seems there's a point amid the rambling. There's some form of commentary being made on the state of humanity despite its presentation as a question. He doesn't respond, however, for a long time because he's watchful of the conversation between Giorno and this . . . "bear."]
If you would like a simple answer, no. They may dress themselves differently and behave according to societal rules they rewrite every other generation, but their evolution is not so rapid that they've abandoned their desire to live their short, meager little lives.
So long as mortality persists within them as a species, so too will their enjoyment of the macabre, and particularly the suffering of others. But it's of others that remains the most important to them. The moment it intersects with their own lives, it loses its entertainment value because it no longer stands as a testament to their continued existence.
un: amicus
If you would like a simple answer, no. They may dress themselves differently and behave according to societal rules they rewrite every other generation, but their evolution is not so rapid that they've abandoned their desire to live their short, meager little lives.
So long as mortality persists within them as a species, so too will their enjoyment of the macabre, and particularly the suffering of others. But it's of others that remains the most important to them. The moment it intersects with their own lives, it loses its entertainment value because it no longer stands as a testament to their continued existence.