>>43929847There are plenty of people who name everyday objects like cars, planes, ships, and other machinery (from sewing machines to firearms) that they hold affection for
And yeah yeah I get it, it's about deserving it and not if it happens, but I'd be of the mind that an entity (living or not) deserving a name is entirely dependent on whether their owner deems them so
Your refusal to deign to name your pets is a bit moot, in that case
Of course, you could argue about whether the commonly held belief of pets being deserving of names is right or not, but I see it as strictly a matter of opinion at that point