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> my observation of pet owners, their empathy for pets seems to reduce their empathy for fellow humans. Hmm, I haven’t seen that correlation, but it’s worth no
by hairofadog 3y ago
> my observation of pet owners, their empathy for pets seems to reduce their empathy for fellow humans.
Hmm, I haven’t seen that correlation, but it’s worth noting that there are all sorts of people who keep pets for all sorts of different reasons, so I don’t doubt it’s true for some.
- kaashif 3y agoA lot of people would rather save their pet than an unspecified stranger from a sinking ship: https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2023/07/10/pets-morality-americans-attached-dogs-cats-poll https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/202... That makes sense. But becoming a pet owner also makes you more likely to want to save an unspecified dog over a unspecified person.
- hairofadog 3y agoRegarding your first point, that’s not a pet owner thing but a family thing. Most people would save their own before helping a stranger. > becoming a pet owner also makes you more likely to want to save an unspecified dog over a unspecified person From the article: > In the scenarios involving an unspecified dog, only around 20% of American pet owners say they would choose to save the dog over the person or people My reading of that data is different from yours. Does a 20% chance of something sound more likely or less likely?
- benj111 3y ago>Regarding your first point, that’s not a pet owner thing but a family thing. 'Family' takes many different forms though (nation, ethnicity, species, etc) I'm not saying it's right or wrong but I would include a human stranger in my 'family' over a known pet.
- fatfingerd 3y ago> My reading of that data is different from yours. Does a 20% chance of something sound more likely or less likely? More likely than a non pet-owner (10%).