This level of debate would not be acceptable for children in elementary school. Some of you guys elected the worst kids on the schoolyard to lead your country and think this behavior is okay.

What the ever-loving fuck is going on...

You have problems with object permanence don't you?

They atole the hearts of everyone who played with them. Does that count?

You could have just answered the question about being dense with a yes.

Of course I do. That empathy need not stretch into the loss of a fucking chip. And in front of children no less...

Yup. We have had two sets of ratties live with us. After the second set died a few days apart I swore off any more. When their needs are met they are loving, and care for each other, and us, without reward.

His day was ruined by his own actions, not the loss of a chip. Are you fucking dense?

Not vegan, vegetarian, or even uncommonly attached to animals. But you are a disgusting person. Rats are great. Rats with wings are pretty cool too. Killing stuff that inconveniences you is psychotic behaviour. Simple as.

To each their own. But I have had rat friends who were more trustworthy than many humans.

Laden or unladen?

The growth mindset that is intrinsic in questions and comments like this is counterproductive to the goals of the fediverse in my opinion.

The goal of federated services is not to be the biggest anything in the world. But instead to give places for people who actually care about the quality of The contents they interact with and that it was created by humans.

If that means that this part of the grand scheme of media stays small... So be it.

Elated to be wrong. You see, that is how being an adult works. Sometimes you are wrong, and when you are wrong about something with a positive outcome, you are happy that you were wrong.