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People tend to just blindly follow what the news reports to the extent that this is now very relevant for Facebook: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://ww

People tend to just blindly follow what the news reports to the extent that this is now very relevant for Facebook: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

tootie 6y ago
Ha, I love it. I have two opinions that fall into that category. One is that people shouldn't own pets. Least of all sapient creatures like dogs. I'd wager that will become a common point of view a century or two after I'm gone. The other one (relevant to this thread) is that Facebook is a great product and people only hate it now because it's a such a horrendously efficient mirror of the ugliness of humanity.
- pmarreck 6y ago
  > One is that people shouldn't own pets. Least of all sapient creatures like dogs. I'd wager that will become a common point of view a century or two after I'm gone. Considering that cats 1) have been human companions since the ancient Egyptian days, when the penalty of killing a cat was death, 2) ONLY became human companions of their own volition after their utility in eradicating mice and rats was recognized (note that until a few decades ago, pets were kept outdoors most of the time)... I really, REALLY doubt this prediction tremendously LOL. Also, you have entirely obviously never had a cat. (I've had both dogs and cats. Cats are more interesting. Dogs are like permanent 3 year old boys.)
  - tootie 6y ago
    Slavery was normal in egypt too. We're only like 150 years past that being normal. Dogs were useful in ancient times as well. They warned of predators and could protect cattle. Not really relevant anymore. Most modern pets are genetically engineered for centuries to be cute and docile and completely dependent on humans.
    - pmarreck 6y ago
      Well, that's also where you're simply wrong, at least as far as cats are concerned: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-outlier-among-domestic-animals/#:~:text=Unlike%20dogs%2C%20whose%20bodies%20and,wild%20counterparts%E2%80%94physically%20and%20genetically https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-.... 10,000 years of interactions with cats, and they're just as wild, genetically, as their wild counterparts. Interesting?

People tend to just blindly follow what the news reports to the extent that this is now very relevant for Facebook: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

tootie 6y ago

Ha, I love it. I have two opinions that fall into that category. One is that people shouldn't own pets. Least of all sapient creatures like dogs. I'd wager that will become a common point of view a century or two after I'm gone. The other one (relevant to this thread) is that Facebook is a great product and people only hate it now because it's a such a horrendously efficient mirror of the ugliness of humanity.

pmarreck 6y ago
> One is that people shouldn't own pets. Least of all sapient creatures like dogs. I'd wager that will become a common point of view a century or two after I'm gone. Considering that cats 1) have been human companions since the ancient Egyptian days, when the penalty of killing a cat was death, 2) ONLY became human companions of their own volition after their utility in eradicating mice and rats was recognized (note that until a few decades ago, pets were kept outdoors most of the time)... I really, REALLY doubt this prediction tremendously LOL. Also, you have entirely obviously never had a cat. (I've had both dogs and cats. Cats are more interesting. Dogs are like permanent 3 year old boys.)
- tootie 6y ago
  Slavery was normal in egypt too. We're only like 150 years past that being normal. Dogs were useful in ancient times as well. They warned of predators and could protect cattle. Not really relevant anymore. Most modern pets are genetically engineered for centuries to be cute and docile and completely dependent on humans.
  - pmarreck 6y ago
    Well, that's also where you're simply wrong, at least as far as cats are concerned: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-outlier-among-domestic-animals/#:~:text=Unlike%20dogs%2C%20whose%20bodies%20and,wild%20counterparts%E2%80%94physically%20and%20genetically https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-.... 10,000 years of interactions with cats, and they're just as wild, genetically, as their wild counterparts. Interesting?