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My cat just died. What is the point of all this? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by lowleveldata@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Do we just live and suffer and die?

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 months ago

If we could set the lifespan of our pets, how would we? On one hand, giving them as much time as possible seems like a no-brainer. On the other, it's a lot more weighty to get a pet that you have to keep forever and maybe pass on to children.