Dogs require a lot more attention and general effort than cats typically. So it would make sense that the pet of choice is predominantly the one that can more or less be self sufficient if you provide it with the basics.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2024
158 points (85.6% liked)
Greentext
4295 readers
450 users here now
This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.
Be warned:
- Anon is often crazy.
- Anon is often depressed.
- Anon frequently shares thoughts that are immature, offensive, or incomprehensible.
If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Dogs are children who require constant attention.
Cats are adults who just want to crash on your couch.
My 8 year old toddler of a dog and my 3 month old middle aged cat confirm.
Fucking being only a dog or cat person. I love most animals. The only issues are whether or not I can give them what they need.
The amount of people buying birds and neglecting them is depressing. Same for dogs, but less so.
- Makes shit up
- It doesn't make sense
- mfw
What's going on here is OP is making a lot of baseless generalizations.
Families and children prefer dogs.
Dogs need more maintenance and care. Men are just naturally more caring.
Dogs tolerate a lot. Cats set clear boundries. Men just naturally don't care about other people's boundries. /s
WE'RE ALL GOOD PEOPLE
The correct answer is lizard. No musk, no fur, no allergens. Just needs an appropriate vivarium and a light bulb. If you design it right, you only need to spot clean once a week for what the woodlice don't take care of. Feed him once or twice a week, you can leave him alone for literal days at a time. Costs less than £20 a month in food and electricity. Landlords love them, no chance of the tank bursting and water going everywhere. Literally safer than a fish.
Best pet for the modern poor and disenfranchised citizen
Lesbians go either way here ironically
The stereotype (that I'm aware of) is that lesbians love dogs.
Yeah you have dog lesbians (me) and cat lesbians (my wife if she wasn’t allergic). Mind you cats love me too, and I love them back. But yeah both groups exist as internal stereotypes.
Honest (and depressing) answer: dogs are larger and more expensive, so anyone who isn't living on dual-income will prefer a cat. Being a woman is expensive, transitioning is expensive, being a guy who "just needs a bed and 4 walls" is cheaper, so dogs are back on the table.
Doesn't explain gay men.
What do women need that's so much more expensive than what men need?
Tampons and whatever the latest trendy things are?
I have no idea how many tampons a woman needs in a month, but a pack of 32 is €5 so that can't be a big expense
And whatever the latest trend is, is not something necessary so you can't blame it on that either
Are you taking things seriously in a greentext post?
Look up "pink tax" and "gender pay gap".
i'm pretty sure that amazing robotic pets are right around the corner, but i've always assumed that they would be doggy style. this post made me realize that in fact they should be alpaca.
If the Internet is any indication they will be long furbys.
You can definitely get some amazing doggy style robots that'll pet you now days. What were we talking about again?
Straight man here. I love cats. But I hate litter boxes, and cats fuck shit up.
Same. Having a dog is too much like having a kid with how much attention they require. A cat even when it's being "demanding" just wants to sit on you. You don't have to take it for walks or go out and play in the yard. I love other people's dogs but I don't have time to have one of my own.
its okay. you can come out ;)
view more: next ›