Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
I wonder if humans would have a hat by others standards?FWIW, even Star Trek tends to introduce new species as a metaphor for some aspect of humanity. "They're like humans, but more [hat]." The interesting species are the ones we see more of - because one of the ways they are like humans is that they're diverse.
I personally use Star Trek as my model for how races/ancestries in rpgs should be treated. They can have a hat, but they should never be a hat.