I put a bird feeder up because birds eat insects that destroy some plants. It was a very successful squirrel feeder.

Same. But over time I grew to love that fat greedy bastard

My great hope is that this is how my wife feels about me.

I feed my local murder of crows peanuts almost every day. Those ungrateful fuckers couldn't give two shits about me. For a while I thought they were bringing me little gifts of seeds and berries as a thank you, but then I realized they were just puking that stuff up so they could fit in more peanuts.

This helps when trying to deal with the fact that my job feels inherently worthless.

I wish I could feel the same way. I love animals but as I get older squirrels are animals I like less over time more than any other animals.

Me as a toddler: "Squirrels are so cute!"

Me as an adult: "Why is the squirrel eating wires?"

Chunky is cuter than not chunky.

If you live somewhere where they can easily access your parked cars, attics, roofs, boats etc. Then they can absolutely be a problem. In those cases steps must be taken to protect your property from invasive squirrels. I can see why sone would feel this way