[tomjen3]

>The room was equipped with cookies, coloring books, bubbles, Play-Doh, calming music, pillows, blankets and a video of frolicking puppies

That is something you would expect to find in a young childs room. Is that really the state they are at?

And also, what is wrong with a real puppy?

[jqm]

Some people find dogs threatening...

I personally don't, but I do find rooms for adults filled with play-doh, comfort blankets and rabid third wave feminists a bit threatening.

[henriquemaia]

I think the article's author, with that very detailed description, intended precisely to stress the huge gap between both attitudes in conflict: the child's mentality of those defending the need of a safe space on the one hand and the grown-up mentality of those organizing the debate on the other.

[mgkimsal]

> what is wrong with a real puppy?

Why do you demonize video technology so?

[cryptical]

"Owning" a puppy is slavery.