In other words, they value efficiency over feelings. It’s exactly the way you’d expect a bunch of engineers to run a country.
— Scott Adams, China is Doomed.
In the short run, it makes sense. In the long run, everyone is dead – emotionally.
Tag - musings
Nevertheless, this is why you’ll be single for the rest of your life.
There is no inherent evolutionary benefit for small dogs that yip incessantly for no good reason.
I’m serious. I was rudely awakened in the early hours of dawn by a small, yipping dog that stays in the blocks of flats opposite my window. That sucked because I hate having my sleep interrupted. I have trouble sleeping at night and some sleep disorders to boot, so getting a good rest can sometimes be quite a challenge.
Coincidentally, Cowboy Caleb posted a link to a visual opinion piece in the New York Times which provides another perspective on the difficulties of getting a good night’s sleep.
I hope small, yipping dogs get bred out of the evolutionary chain soon.