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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My point?

What benefit could i have from "caring for another being"? Me, personally? The other being, yes, maybe. But me? I could never care ADEQUATELY for any animal.

Hypothetically, if someone that was very close to you was in a terrible accident at has become paralyzed and no longer capable of taking care of themselves. What benefit do you have in taking care of them. Will you just abandon them? I would hope you are not cold hearted as such. Obviously there is such benefit as companionship with another living creature. Im not judging you for not wanting a pet, i dont have one myself. But you are coming off very cold.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You must've totally misinterpreted. Of course I'd care for those close to me. Even without having any benefit for me. But those people I selected. They didn't just wander into my house like a stray and decided my decisions. I actually work for free in my spare-time with abused people. Just because it's a thing a civilized species should do, but sadly doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Do you think people go "oh darn... a stray managed to get by my defenses, i guess they live with me now"?...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

That is literally was i was lectured on here about. History of the domestication of house-cats :) And no, i can't imagine people actually doing that. That was my whole point.