We didnât domesticate cats. They domesticated us.
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nesc@lemmy.cafe â¨6⊠â¨days⊠agoCats on the other hand are domesticated despite being cunts and we absolutely adore them.
mech@feddit.org â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
They kept rats out of our food storage and we viewed it as adequate enough to not kick them out.
GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Humans can have unconditional love for cats, but the opposite is not true
limer@lemmy.ml â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
We only adore cats because of the parasites controlling our minds.
There is a distinct correlation between cats taking over homes and the spread of that thing
angrystego@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâve been tested - donât have it, and I love cats. Part of the cat magic is theyâre not really cunts and many people can see it. Also, the parasite doesnât need you to love cats, it just needs you to not run away from them and to go get eaten by them. If you have a paper showing the correlation, Iâd be really interested though - I have a soft spot for this topic, because I got close to a research group focused on it at the uni.
limer@lemmy.ml â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Honestly I was only being snarky. There is definitely more parasites the more cats there are, but probably are not responsible for me finding then cute
rumschlumpel@feddit.org â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
I bet house cats would never have been a thing if they didnât house-train instinctually.
nesc@lemmy.cafe â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
They are extremely useful and adorable. I think itâs the violence that makes them so magical, like they are extremely cute cold blooded killing machines.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households donât have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well). Being cute and relatively friendly is useful on its own, but more in a psychological way.
I do agree that theyâre extremely cute, and honestly I donât know any other cute pet animals that are as cleanly with their feces (dogs can relatively easily be trained to not shit on the carpet, but not to shit in a dog toilet).
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households donât have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well).
Iâd say our cats are useful. These are their stats:
Number of birds killed by cats in my household over the last 5 years: 1
Number of birds killed by going full speed, beak first, into a closed window, then tried being passed off as a successful prey: 2 Number of mice killed: +500
Other wildlife known to have been affected: 1 moleCan other wildlife have been affected? Possibly, but weâre confident with regards to birds. And the only other weve seen cats go for are mice. Not even rats, I guess theyâre too big.
nesc@lemmy.cafe â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Most households where? Even in rich modern nations mouses and rodents were a problem very recently. Like in the lifespan of some users on this network.
Krauerking@lemy.lol â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Oh, no. As the scientist of the Smithsonian put it,
âscientists think the house cat is only domestic when it wants to beâ