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minus-squareumbraroze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoOne of my favourite tragicomical video game achievements was in Firewatch: Adopted a turtle as a pet. The average lifespan of a box turtle is fifty years. It will outlive you. And this is why I will not get a pet. I’m by definition incapable of taking care of them because they might outlive me.
One of my favourite tragicomical video game achievements was in Firewatch:
And this is why I will not get a pet. I’m by definition incapable of taking care of them because they might outlive me.