Topic · social
Dog Care Expenses
4 posts
· 156 engagement
· first seen 24 May 2026
· last seen 7 Jun 2026
A retired Northland widow shares how she manages her weekly grocery and dog care expenses on a low pension, highlighting the impact of rising living costs and strict dietary restrictions due to health issues.
Stance breakdown
How the per-edge framings classify across 4 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Sentiment breakdown
Whole-post emotional valence across 4 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.
Platform mix
Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.
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reddit
4 posts
· 156 engagement
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Top posts by engagement
The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.
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reddit
· u/TyrantNZ
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 39
· ↻ 0
· 💬 8
· 63 engagement
1 Jun
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reddit
· u/rainbowcardigan
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 0
· ↻ 0
· 💬 18
· 54 engagement
24 May
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reddit
· u/RemarkableOil8
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 6
· ↻ 0
· 💬 8
· 30 engagement
7 Jun
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reddit
· u/notcrazyjustautistic
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 0
· ↻ 0
· 💬 3
· 9 engagement
29 May