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0 pointsarcanemachined3y ago0 comments

> What kind of people adopt a pet, and then release it into the wild?

Have you seen how much litter people throw on the ground? I think you might be giving the average person too much credit.

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mtlmtlmtlmtl3y ago

I'm not talking about cat litter I'm talking about litters of kittens. Who gives a fuck about litter?

Unless you're talking about litter as in garbage.

But if you think dumping helpless animals under your care to fend for themselves is morally equivalent to littering, I'm not even sure what to say to that. It's not even in the same ballpark.

yjftsjthsd-h3y ago

I'm fairly confident that they meant garbage, yes.

Without commenting on the amount of badness, the point is that they're both bad things that people nonetheless manage to regularly do.

mtlmtlmtlmtl3y ago

I know commenting on downvotes isn't kosher but I really wish downvoters would leave a comment on why. It could be 3 words: downvoted for x.

I'm really not sure what is so objectionable about asserting that animal abuse is not the same thing as littering.

dstick3y ago

Since you asked nicely: downvoted for using a specific type of language.

It’s the first part in the HN guidelines for comments:

“Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.”

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gommm3y ago

I think that animal abuse is not the same thing as littering but that the type of people who litter are also the same type on irresponsible people who will think that leaving a rabbit to fend for themselves is no big deal. Either they are clueless and think that rabbits can fend for themselves or they do not care about the consequences of their actions as proven by littering.

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slingnow3y ago

I'm really glad people don't leave comments for downvoting. Then this forum would be littered (heh) with completely useless 3-word comments "downvoted for x".

Be less concerned with your internet points.

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mtlmtlmtlmtl3y ago

I'm not talking about cat litter I'm talking about litters of kittens. Who gives a fuck about litter?

Unless you're talking about litter as in garbage.

But if you think dumping helpless animals under your care to fend for themselves is morally equivalent to littering, I'm not even sure what to say to that. It's not even in the same ballpark.

yjftsjthsd-h3y ago

I'm fairly confident that they meant garbage, yes.

Without commenting on the amount of badness, the point is that they're both bad things that people nonetheless manage to regularly do.

mtlmtlmtlmtl3y ago

I know commenting on downvotes isn't kosher but I really wish downvoters would leave a comment on why. It could be 3 words: downvoted for x.

I'm really not sure what is so objectionable about asserting that animal abuse is not the same thing as littering.

dstick3y ago

Since you asked nicely: downvoted for using a specific type of language.

It’s the first part in the HN guidelines for comments:

“Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.”

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gommm3y ago

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slingnow3y ago

I'm really glad people don't leave comments for downvoting. Then this forum would be littered (heh) with completely useless 3-word comments "downvoted for x".

Be less concerned with your internet points.

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