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kneebonian on Jan 31, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Some dog walkers make over 100k/year in New York C...

I think this is actually a big part of it, we are seeing more and more people replace children with pets, and I think it is a long term major mistake.

helen___keller on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

I don’t think you’re wrong, but both the causes and consequences are born at the societal level so there’s a tragedy of the commons happening (where “the commons” is having a stable population I suppose)

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