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Small-Scale Question Sunday for May 17, 2026

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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Yeah. Tons of shitty owners out there. I grew up with dogs and I'm broadly pleasant with them but 95% of dog owners have an inherent 'my dog is wonderful' affectation where they don't consider optics, other peoples' feelings or that it's fundamentally an animal that can act more aggressively than you'd expect. I also did a stint in pizza delivery and the amount of people that just figured 'oh my medium-large dog is fine with me I should make zero precautions for the pizza guy' was one of my biggest issues with the role.

People have also gotten downright ridiculous with expecting to take dogs everywhere. I'm sure you like the thing but it's injecting potential volatility into everybody's lives and probably part of the forces keeping the fertility rate down.