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@TheGreatLlama @Npars01 @harrysintonen I did not notice the article saying "being a psychopath is a bad thing."
You may want to read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychopath_Test
(I like all things Jon Ronson).
In it, Ronson discusses psychopathy with the investor "Chainsaw Al." For "Chainsaw Al" psychopathy personality traits are 100% positive.
I think for CEOs, a psychopathy diagnosis would be a badge of honor. "Empathetic is pathetic with a prefix."
@Lazarou I don't understand.
@molly0xfff I've been wondering when you would talk about drumkits
@anolandria Wouldn't that be a "super majority"?
In this case, AI is probably an improvement:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-is-building-an-ai-agent-to-help-him-be-ceo-eddab2d5?st=6zkoSm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
@Noortjevee This time he is creating economic problems to distract from other scandals! Progress!
@publicvoit questions:
1 quantum entanglement?
2 pair of scissors 5 light years long. How fast does the point where it cuts move?
@jschauma 
My plan soon.
@MelissaBearTrix My life's empirical evidence has yet to show me the difference between "religion" and "sick cult."
Maybe it is me.
@billyjoebowers no more inflation. No more wars. Reveal the Epstein files.
I am tired of winning. Sir, can we stop winning?
@petergleick you have to adjust with the times.
@randahl Yuo are being too kind
@molly0xfff WHAT?
@Noortjevee Cats live longer than dogs. Larger dogs live less long than smaller ones. Pure breeds all have more health issues than mixed breeds. (In-breeding is a bad idea.)
I think the bond with a pet gets stronger over time. For a lab, our 16 1/2 was extreme. It was touching watching him struggle with his joints, losing hearing, going blind, getting progressively incontinent. We got him a diaper. Boy did it stink.
But he still wanted to be with us, got excited about walks, and tried to fetch his ball/Frisbee. We probably loved him most at that time.
I enjoyed each day we still had. I was wondering if maybe we were doing the wrong thing letting him suffer. I was afraid of having to decide when to kill him. I was relieved that the stroke meant I did not have to decide. I held him while they gave him the shot that killed him. I cried afterwards.
@Noortjevee Our black lab was 16 1/2 when he had a stroke. We had been thinking that we might have to euthanize him soon, so it was a bit of a relief when he had the stroke. It was no longer our decision. It hurt, but was almost a relief in some ways.
Our yellow lab was 7 when he suddenly started having seizures. He then had an 8 hour seizure and never really recovered. Eventually euthanasia was necessary. We found out he had a brain tumor. There was nothing to be done, had we known.
With the yellow lab, it was sudden, painful, and very hard to take.
To be honest, both deaths were probably more difficult than deaths of friends/relatives. We were with both of them continuously. Their no longer being present was a constant reminder of the loss.
@Noortjevee Psychologists actually say the grief is more profound with a pet, compared to (most) family members.
You are more open with a cat/dog. You are less reserved.
Is there a reason for this line of discussion.
If you are grieving, I have suggestions. (ex. Last time, (when our beloved Fredl died) I found an online discussion group on this topic. Reading their feelings helped me.)
Picture of Fredl attached.
@Noortjevee I do. Had an alcoholic colleague who blamed her drinking on her father and dog dying one after the other. I have to admit that when I heard her dog had died, I was willing to forgive everything.
But that is just me.
