I just. I don’t like this view of “millennials vs Gen Z”. This is NOT supposed to be a competition of who got fucked over the most and who’s “actually fighting back”.
Millennials are fighting back just by surviving in a job market where the minimum wage doesn’t cover the living cost. Millennials are awesome at “killing” the diamond, golfing and napkins industries. Millennials are using the internet to make sure things that corporations want to keep in the dark are exposed. They’re open LGBTQIA-friendly business, they’re supporting each other with online donations so everyone can survive this shitty economy.
And the Gen Z kids? The Gen Z kids are rad. I remember a post about something like the millennials making a collective promise to never become a disenchanted generation that only criticizes the next one and I want to point out that this “millennials vs gen z” trend is trying to do exactly that: split us apart. Prevent millennials from being the older siblings that teach the younger siblings to throw a good punch and turn them into the annoyed adult complaining about “those kids” on their lawn. We are the two groups that grew in a connected world of information. We are two very unique generations.
I think that it’s our duty for us millennials, as a disrespected, underpaid, very angry generation to stand up by our younger siblings, and fight together the oppressive systems that brought us all to this point.
They’re trying very hard to pit Millennials and Gen Z against each other because I honestly think they’re terrified of what the two will accomplish together.
It’s entirely possible that she may not be uncomfortable with being petted! Remember, as humans, we have this tendency to interpret big wide-open eyes as being sad or emotional. There’s science, though, that points out that dogs we’re bonded with actually get an oxytocin boost from gazing into our eyes. So next time she does that, look at the rest of her face and her behavior to figure out what’s going on. If the skin around her face is still fairly relaxed and her posture is loose, and she’s actively gazing into your eyes, it’s probably a positive interaction for her!
As to why she pauses wagging and stands still, I can’t say. I’ve definitely seen some dogs who stop wiggling when you pet them but still enjoy the interaction. Maybe it’s a way to more thoroughly enjoy the contact, who knows. The best way to check is to pause with your petting but still offer your hand. If the dog chooses to re-engage by nudging your hand or bumping their body into your or anything similar, that means keep petting.
Pretending that all evil people must be absolutely, 100% monsters with no inkling of normalcy or even good nature conditions us to ignore the monsters around us.
Hitler loved children and dogs, as they say. He was an art student. He had dreams and a childhood and a family. Doesn’t change the fact that he was evil incarnate.
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