[misja111]

I'm amazed by the cynicism in the reactions here. I was trying to make the point, that if you have heart enough to spend a serious amount of money on your dog's wellbeing, shouldn't you consider spending it on saving somebody's life instead? Or at least some part of it.

The reactions vary from, the dying child is thousands of miles away (and your unhappy dog is not), to, if you're not maximizing your life on donating every possible penny you can spare to charity, you have no right to post a thought like this. Is this really the common view on HN on how we should live our lives?

[cm2012]

You are missing the point like no one's business. You seem smart, I'm sure you can figure out a reason besides cynicism that your comment attracted a bunch of criticism.