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I wouldn't be surprised if this is a correlation. My quality of life increased significantly after I got my cat about 2 years ago (just before COVID!). I say to

I wouldn't be surprised if this is a correlation. My quality of life increased significantly after I got my cat about 2 years ago (just before COVID!). I say to anyone who ask, getting a cat was likely the best decision I ever made. Since then I became a lot more entrepreneurial and productive. I don't believe neither me nor my car has Toxoplasmosis gondii (my cat was tested for this when I brought him home). My cat is my friend, my roommate, my infant, the most precious thing I have and an endless source of entertainment due to weird stuff cats randomly do. He's also significant amount of responsibility, since he's a living conscious thing and I really want him to have a nice and long life. All these factors have been very useful to understand what it is that I want from life and focus on getting them.

rhacker 5y ago
Was your car tested too?
ipnon 5y ago
Cats are quieter and less needy than dogs. They take care of themselves and don't bark at neighbors. How are you supposed to start a new company with a dog pawing at you?
- ralusek 5y ago
  Because with a dog you have something worth fighting for
  - dfsegoat 5y ago
    You prefer an emotionally shallow animal? /s [1] 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8
- xcambar 5y ago
  Dogs are indeed more demanding, they henceforth grow your sense of responsibility, which aligns with the required skills of entrepreneurship.
  - DiffEq 5y ago
    Having a dog forces you to micro-manage. This may be fine is just starting out in a business but it does not scale.
    - xcambar 5y ago
      > Having a dog forces you to micro-manage. I'm pretty sure I disagree but I'm 100% certain I don't understand the rationale leading to this statement. For any pet, if you have to act as a manager, that's IMO terrible. Management incurs performance reviews, growth and overall, judgement and control. I think a pet/owner relationship is about nursing first, with added leadership when the breed allows (dogs, horses...)
      - nescioquid 5y ago
        Management: ensure litter box is cleaned daily. Micro-management: know where last bolus is in the dog's gut and expected evacuation time.
- short12 5y ago
  I'd say cats are on equal footing with dogs when it comes to needy. Cats just may not exhibit it as much
  - whateveracct 5y ago
    Dogs literally cannot shit without human intervention
    - tata71 5y ago
      Not exclusively true, there are matts and solutions just like people have for cats.
    - Fezzik 5y ago
      I have a doggie door and both my dogs (Red Heeler and Border-collie/rottie mix) just waltz outside whenever they need to relieve themselves. Not sure where the necessary intervention is other than putting the door in… and it’s certainly far more sanitary than a box of urine and feces sitting inside my house.
- tata71 5y ago
  Don't know many cat owners in tech? They lay on the keyboard, the printer, the tower exhaust fans, the passively cooled router, etc......
xcambar 5y ago
Tangent: I'd like to see the effects of dog adoption on pregnancies. I have witnessed and heard about a non insignificant number of young couples hesitant to having kids (because careers, mostly) deciding to adopt a dog for varying reasons. Typically, less than 18months later, boom, baby.
- dexwiz 5y ago
  I think many people use it as practice/test. I have definitely see the pre-baby puppy often, but I have also witness the pre-breakup puppy where one partner turned out to be a poor caregiver.
jjcon 5y ago
Cat ownership is one of the least likely ways to become infected with toxoplasmosis - far more likely is contact with undercooked meat. In fact most studies suggest it is not an important risk factor at all. https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7254/142 https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7254/142 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497129/#!po=4.54545 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497129/#!po=4....
superduperycomb 5y ago
This sound like the hair brained rhetoric a cat parasite host would cough up

rhacker 5y ago

Was your car tested too?

ipnon 5y ago

Cats are quieter and less needy than dogs. They take care of themselves and don't bark at neighbors. How are you supposed to start a new company with a dog pawing at you?

ralusek 5y ago
Because with a dog you have something worth fighting for
- dfsegoat 5y ago
  You prefer an emotionally shallow animal? /s [1] 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8
xcambar 5y ago
Dogs are indeed more demanding, they henceforth grow your sense of responsibility, which aligns with the required skills of entrepreneurship.
- DiffEq 5y ago
  Having a dog forces you to micro-manage. This may be fine is just starting out in a business but it does not scale.
  - xcambar 5y ago
    > Having a dog forces you to micro-manage. I'm pretty sure I disagree but I'm 100% certain I don't understand the rationale leading to this statement. For any pet, if you have to act as a manager, that's IMO terrible. Management incurs performance reviews, growth and overall, judgement and control. I think a pet/owner relationship is about nursing first, with added leadership when the breed allows (dogs, horses...)
    - nescioquid 5y ago
      Management: ensure litter box is cleaned daily. Micro-management: know where last bolus is in the dog's gut and expected evacuation time.
short12 5y ago
I'd say cats are on equal footing with dogs when it comes to needy. Cats just may not exhibit it as much
- whateveracct 5y ago
  Dogs literally cannot shit without human intervention
  - tata71 5y ago
    Not exclusively true, there are matts and solutions just like people have for cats.
  - Fezzik 5y ago
    I have a doggie door and both my dogs (Red Heeler and Border-collie/rottie mix) just waltz outside whenever they need to relieve themselves. Not sure where the necessary intervention is other than putting the door in… and it’s certainly far more sanitary than a box of urine and feces sitting inside my house.
tata71 5y ago
Don't know many cat owners in tech? They lay on the keyboard, the printer, the tower exhaust fans, the passively cooled router, etc......

xcambar 5y ago

Tangent: I'd like to see the effects of dog adoption on pregnancies. I have witnessed and heard about a non insignificant number of young couples hesitant to having kids (because careers, mostly) deciding to adopt a dog for varying reasons. Typically, less than 18months later, boom, baby.

dexwiz 5y ago
I think many people use it as practice/test. I have definitely see the pre-baby puppy often, but I have also witness the pre-breakup puppy where one partner turned out to be a poor caregiver.

jjcon 5y ago

Cat ownership is one of the least likely ways to become infected with toxoplasmosis - far more likely is contact with undercooked meat. In fact most studies suggest it is not an important risk factor at all. https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7254/142 https://www.bmj.com/content/321/7254/142 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497129/#!po=4.54545 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497129/#!po=4....

superduperycomb 5y ago

This sound like the hair brained rhetoric a cat parasite host would cough up