This story reeks of AI, or at the very least to be made up, and it’s from 2018, 7 years old.
In civilized countries it’s illegal to fire people in that way.
And very conveniently there is no mention of either company or country.
Why is this upvoted?

Actually Putin is already a wanted man for war crimes, and he cannot travel to most countries without being arrested.

Yes, but that goes only for infant animals, infant animals generally look cute to most predators, to give them a chance to survive if they are detected by a predator.
But I think the question is meant to go further than that, because animals can become part of our group as adults too. And will help rescue and protect in a situation of disaster, and will also be rescued and protected. For those animals the love goes deeper than just looks.

True, but you can have similar emotions towards wild animals.

It’s probably mostly a side effect of our ability to feel love for each other.
As a group animal we have an instinct to protect each other that is born from love, that instinct help us survive as a group. The pet is included and can become part of the group maybe even family.
This trait has also helped us build relations with some animals that have historically been beneficial to our survival, like dogs horses and farm animals. For less immediately “useful” pets, the instinct is the same, and although it doesn’t serve the same purpose, it may be helpful psychologically to overcome hardship, and maybe tie the group together more closely.

Alternative headline:
After 100 Days, 35% Of Americans Still Approve With What Elon Musk Is Doing to the Government!

unlearn the DARE hysteria.

IDK what that is.

You know someone who is addicted to shrooms/LSD?

No, I know someone who knew this guy. Allegedly he became a total mess in no time. They were a group who took it under guidance, and this one fellow became hooked trying it once.

True.

Yes I agree, you can get drunk some times without being an alcoholic, but if you get hammered drunk so you don’t know what you’re doing, then you obviously have a problem.
I never understood why some people find it funny, when they get so drunk they can’t remember anything the day after???

Thanks, the more you know. 👍

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Thanks for the TLDR, I agree all of those are very bad, and strong indicators of alcoholism.
But I’m very surprised that as many as 10% 12+ year experience that within a year? (12% men 8% women)
But maybe that’s because I never had problems myself, when I was younger I hated if I could feel alcohol clouding my thoughts just the slightest. So I basically didn’t drink at all while in education. I probably still choose to be with people that don’t drink much, because I still absolutely prefer moderation.

I know your numbers are American, but I think it’s probably about the same here. Again I’m honestly very surprised that so many people have such serious problems?

Yes of course, edited.
Thanks.

OK but they are highly dangerous none the less. I know (2nd hand) of someone who became dependent using it only once!!
Despite warnings not to use it unmonitored, and only once per year.

Its not someone jumping through a window because they are tripping and now think they can fly.

OK I get the point. 😋

Nope, that’s personal alcoholism.

I simply don’t believe that. But if they consider getting drunk once AUD, then that an absolutely useless piece of crap paper.

You sound like someone who is defending their own bad habit

That’s decidedly offensive, I drink on average the equivalent of 1 beer per day. I basically never get drunk, but it can happen, maybe a couple of times per year. I drink maybe 2 bottles of wine per month.
So there you go, but you sound like one who likes to make idiotic personal comments.

That chart is simply wrong:

https://www.libertyhouseclinic.co.uk/blog/substance-abuse/cocaine-or-alcohol-whats-worse/

Due to its intense and immediate effects on the brain’s reward system, cocaine comes with a very high risk of addiction.

This is a very well established fact in what research shows about dependency. There is absolutely NO WAY cocaine is only slightly higher than alcohol in dependency potential.
It’s also one of the things that make smoking such a strong dependency.

Also both LSD and Psilocybin seem dead wrong from what I know. Both are advised to ONLY take when you are monitored by a sober person. And that’s not because of how “innocent” they are.

If you get drunk every weekend for years you are an alcoholic and you just don’t know it.

Some people get drunk once a week and don’t drink otherwise.

10% of the US population over 12 y.o. has dealt with alcoholism in the last year.

I never claimed alcohol is without problems. I expect by dealt with, it includes family and friends coworkers and such. That it isn’t personal alcoholism.

Please note this is a maximum! And it’s STANDARD alcoholic drinks:

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/what-standard-drink

It’s not insane, it’s based on health impact, and probably the fact that 3 standard drinks don’t create dependency.
1 standard drink is broken down in the body in about 1 hour.

This is according to Danish health authorities, 3 standard drinks for men and 2 for women per day on average is the max, it’s recommended to not exceed that. But even at maller levels, the principles I stated in my first post remain the same.

The guideline here is 3 standard drinks per day, more than that and you may be an alcoholic.
You can do the above within that limit.

PS:
I think you have a problem with your shift key, you may want to consider buying a new keyboard. it looks pretty stupid with the jumbled writing.