Natasha Tori Maru

Currently own a 3yo female miniature poodle. 1) Dogs are a lot more of a lifestyle change than cats - require regular exercise. Routines altered to accommodate them. They are akin to a 2 year old that never grows up, is fully mobile. Breeds have different temperaments, needs etc. Depending on breed you need to be fit/active. Travelling? Need to look after the dog with walker, or kennel etc. 2) Grooming - factor in nail trims, hair trimming (if getting a haired breed over fur). Short fur ideal - shedding not so much of an issue. Long haired breeds are either hair or fur (fur falls and has a predetermined length, hair not as much and requires cutting or it just... keeps growing). Long fur breeds account for A LOT of shedding. All over your shit. Haired breeds account for cost (or time, I trim my girl myself) of grooming. EXPENSIVE. Long coated breeds also need brushing or they end up matted. This hurts the dog immensely as it pulls their skin tight. Daily brushing. Washing. 3) Health issues: short snouted breeds, sausage dogs, german shephards - humans are FUCKING EVIL and have breed these characteristics into these dogs. Prepare for health issues. Vet bills. We are evil. I consider it unethical to purchase breeds that have chronic health issues (just me). Might be worth research. 4) Vet bills. Vaccines, desexing, health issues, general checkups. This get expensive fast. Factor it in. My girl ate some cu*** baited poison last week. $1,500.00 in the hole to save her. People are evil. 5) Rescue, rehome, puppy phase. Getting puppy: PAINFUL. Training. Sharkmode. Adolescent dickhead mode. But deeper bond. If from a reputable breeder, you can select for temperament a lot better. Rescues/rehomes - harder to know the temperament. Some are great, some have trauma. It can be a mixed bag. Select wisely for your circumstances. I recommend against a husky in tropical areas, no cattle dogs in apartments etc. 6) Food costs & general home costs. Dog proofing etc 7) 14+ yr commitment on average. You need a reasonable amount of life stability. 8) The most amazing, profound, beyond words bond. There is something amazing between man and dog. The history and depth of connection really makes it like no other. Best thing I ever did. Plus their feet smell like cheetos. Cheetos!!! ____ I think that's about it. I would recommend against a doodle. I have experience with cats also, but dogs are really much more interactive and the bond is deeper. Humans tend to fall in love with what they invest and commit to. Works like that

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@AtmanIsBrahman Oh - rhetoric is not a comment about the substance of your posts. It is the way it is said and the type of language you employ to make the point.

You have adopted Leo's rhetoric.

@Raze So the claim was that most women would have sex with Justin Bieber. Let say thats 51% Between my mum (60) and my grandmother (97) - do you think either of them would? Just pointing out how crazy/poking fun at the example, given no additional demographics or information

@Jirh Values can provide stability, but they aren't set in stone. You can reassess them as one gains experience and new information. Logic can assist in pursuing goals consistently, but it cannot determine what is worth pursuing in the first place. My point is that decisions are value-based, and values involve feelings and emotions. I feel like you might be conflating logic with emotional suppression - unless I am wrong in understanding.

I don't understand. Right vs wrong is usually a value based judgement. Values have an affective dimension. How can you decide what is right and wrong without values, preferences, goals - all of which do not arise from logic alone? I see a difference between using logic to evaluate a judgement and having a basis for what matters in the first place.

I just asked 3 girlfriends on my weekly lunch catchup. Then my grandmother, mum and sister. For shits and giggles I also asked my dad's partner who works downstairs. I did some recon! Not one of them would sleep with Justin Bieber. All of them commented on him looking like a crack head these days and "only a small amount of women are full groupie mode" was the consensus. Even when he was younger - no go.

I'M FUCKING DECEASED why do I want this so bad, it looks delicious. gief to me

This is closer to my understanding as well. Just one example are rates of violent crime perpetrated by men. That is a huge amount of emotion/feeling based decision making. I just don't buy that women are more emotional/feeling and make more decisions from this space. How can you make a decision without values, which are based on feelings/emotions? Reasoning does not determine what is worth pursuing. Values, goals and preferences supply that direction (but reason/emotion are not mutually exclusive). Expression is something different from influence.

So the fundamental issue is a lack of direct feedback with reality. That would do fucked up things to your ability to navigate and interact with the world. Reality is the feedback mechanism through which you learn how to navigate reality. Imagine trying to navigate the real world with only an abstracted representation as your wisdom/guidance? The pushback/feedback would be really unexpected and lead to cognitive dissonance.

In no particular order: Health Epistemic clarity/Truth Integrity/Honesty Intellectual independence/Autonomy Connection Integration Competence/effectiveness Beauty/Aesthetics Compassion Fairness/Justice All of these seems to be coherent around the broader themes of contact with reality, ethical consistency & development through engagement when I think on it. I find my values conflict the most around my commitment to truth and intellectual integrity and my commitment to fairness and humane treatment.

Why Belief Is Wrong Shamelessly millennial coded: Perhaps Bull-Shit and Belief-System were always synonymous

Can you explain this a bit more? Expand on how one makes decisions without emotion/feeling being a component?

@Schizophonia one anecdote