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Replying to @ctbeiser
@ctbeiser@literalbanana :) I think it's shifting to pets now. Cats recently dogs as #1 pet in US. Lower maintenance than dogs or babies.4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@ctbeiser@literalbanana oh yes. strong anecdotal evidence of correlation between declining birthrates & intensifying pet ownership2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@schakalsynthetc birth rates mostly bottomed out or close to it way before the pet craze, but pets had similar transformations to children1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @literalbanana
@schakalsynthetc useful and economically valuable --> useless & sacred1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana btw I've been nursing a theory that within certain sanity limits the former is way better for kids' psychological well-being1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@schakalsynthetc seems uncontroversial that it's better for the pets1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @literalbanana
@schakalsynthetc very important to figure out the specifics, as the transition will likely soon happen to most of us humans1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana yeah, surplus population is a huge and scary problem that nobody wants to deal forthrightly with1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@literalbanana seems like we're trying to normalize sacredness as a consolation for uselessness but it's not really working1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
@schakalsynthetc still thinking about this
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Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana in which case it's entirely possible you'll have come to understand what I'm trying to say there long before I do1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@literalbanana because I sort of feel like I do but I probably don't, really0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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