Ferdinand Goetzen

How does the Bluesky algorithm work?

Because today my feed is full of cat pictures…..and I didn’t engage with anything related to cats 😅

I guess what I’m saying is, just because some people fear dogs, doesn’t mean that there should be no easily accessible areas where dogs can run free.

Because protecting both dogs and people who fear dogs is not particularly hard. Many cities do it very well.

If the discussion is about whether people should prevent their dog from bothering others in general public spaces, I don’t know many people who would disagree.

The problem is that there are increasingly debates around making public spaces entirely dog free or at least very limiting .

You were implying that frequent deaths caused by dogs makes a fear of dogs completely rational and not a phobia.

But if you look at the numbers, such incidents involving dogs, are not frequent. + most incidents are caused by certain situations and a handful of breeds.



I’m a dog owner. And I know a lot of dog owners. I don’t know a single one who would have a problem with this.

As long as green spaces have places for dogs to run around and places where people who don’t want to interact with dogs don’t have to = all good

Are you saying there should be no dog ownership?

I’m saying that the statement that dogs “frequently” kill humans is innacurate.

But we can rely on emotions more than numbers. Not sure we’re better off for it though.

Feel this. Up at 7.20 this morning and that’s a massive win with my 3 month old.

Completely curbing people’s freedom to own a dog in a healthy and responsible way (which includes access to green spaces) because some people are scared and need to have all the spaces to themselves isn’t reasonable either.

I agree nobody should be forced.

But:

- people are responsible for their pets as they are for everything else they do.

- parks and open spaces should have areas for dogs and areas without. You’re free to go to a dog free space and to avoid spaces with dogs.

Simple solution.

In 2016, dogs killed 45 Europeans, which translates to an incidence of 0.009 per 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2019, 835 Europeans were killed intentionally by other humans.

In 2022, 20,600 people in Europe killed by road vehicles

🤷🤷🤷

Why does there need to be a choice?

Amsterdam handles this really welll with both dog areas and children areas. Parks like Sapharti use urban planning to solve simple problems (like bridges made of metal grids that dogs don’t like to cross).

Also if your children fear dogs that’s a you problem. 🤷

I quit all social media except for LinkedIn over 10 years ago.

As a person who values their sanity I didn’t want to engage with any other social platform.

But as a marketer who’s seen what’s possible when you get on a channel when it first lifts off, I’m intrigued.

Let’s see where this goes!