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I love my dog probably more than some parents love their kids. Its too bad you can't get doggy leave if you don't have children.

by rosege 6y ago

mcntsh 6y ago
I think you're missing the point of parental leave. Parent's raising a newborn often don't even have the time to take care of themselves because it's so much work to care for the baby.
chromanoid 6y ago
Your dog won't pay taxes in the future. And there is also some "light" difference between reproduction and having a pet. For welcoming a dog or stuff like that there is minimum paid annual leave in developed countries.
- shakopeeant 6y ago
  The child probably won't pay taxes either. More than likely they will leech off the system.
- rosege 6y ago
  My dog also won't have the carbon footprint of another human on the planet.
  - chromanoid 6y ago
    Of course not, but pets like dogs are (to some extent) a luxury that do have a footprint that is not to be ignored (see https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/08/02/whats-your-dogs-carbon-pawprint/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/08/02/whats-yo...). You are probably the only person who really benefits from your dog. So it's somewhat selfish to get one in this regard. Human beings on the other hand will care for us when we are old and senile. They will contribute to society. They will build the future. And if we don't give them a good loving start, the future they build will probably more selfish. Reproduction happens anyway so paid parental leave just increases the well-being not only of the parents but also of their children. Beside that without human beings the future is irrelevant, because there is no human being who cares for it. If we all stop having children at some point in the future, how many people will care about carbon footprints anymore? I mean the animal world will find its way anyway, regardless of what we leave behind.
gspr 6y ago
> I love my dog probably more than some parents love their kids. The need for parental leave is not based on the amount of love someone shows.
- rosege 6y ago
  No its a reward for bringing another person onto this over crowded planet
  - chromanoid 6y ago
    No. It's a present to the newborn child. See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330336/ and this too: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/paid-paternity-leave-study-spain-men-fewer-children https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/paid-paternity...

I love my dog probably more than some parents love their kids. Its too bad you can't get doggy leave if you don't have children.

by rosege 6y ago

I love my dog probably more than some parents love their kids. Its too bad you can't get doggy leave if you don't have children.

mcntsh 6y ago

I think you're missing the point of parental leave. Parent's raising a newborn often don't even have the time to take care of themselves because it's so much work to care for the baby.

chromanoid 6y ago

Your dog won't pay taxes in the future. And there is also some "light" difference between reproduction and having a pet. For welcoming a dog or stuff like that there is minimum paid annual leave in developed countries.

shakopeeant 6y ago
The child probably won't pay taxes either. More than likely they will leech off the system.
rosege 6y ago
My dog also won't have the carbon footprint of another human on the planet.
- chromanoid 6y ago
  Of course not, but pets like dogs are (to some extent) a luxury that do have a footprint that is not to be ignored (see https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/08/02/whats-your-dogs-carbon-pawprint/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/08/02/whats-yo...). You are probably the only person who really benefits from your dog. So it's somewhat selfish to get one in this regard. Human beings on the other hand will care for us when we are old and senile. They will contribute to society. They will build the future. And if we don't give them a good loving start, the future they build will probably more selfish. Reproduction happens anyway so paid parental leave just increases the well-being not only of the parents but also of their children. Beside that without human beings the future is irrelevant, because there is no human being who cares for it. If we all stop having children at some point in the future, how many people will care about carbon footprints anymore? I mean the animal world will find its way anyway, regardless of what we leave behind.

gspr 6y ago

> I love my dog probably more than some parents love their kids. The need for parental leave is not based on the amount of love someone shows.

rosege 6y ago
No its a reward for bringing another person onto this over crowded planet
- chromanoid 6y ago
  No. It's a present to the newborn child. See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330336/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330336/ and this too: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/paid-paternity-leave-study-spain-men-fewer-children https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/paid-paternity...