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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 17 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)
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[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 0 points 5 hours ago

Chinese people are right

[–] K9life@lemmy.world 30 points 18 hours ago

Lost opportunity to say "I live here meow"

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 16 points 16 hours ago (10 children)

I went to disagree untill I remembered there's a ginger cat that lives on my property that I feed sometimes

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 43 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That makes it sound like the cat domesticated humanity not "The cat self domesticated itself"

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

in reality it sure as fuck seems like humanity domesticated humanity, we have a lot of domesticated features like neotony (we look strikingly like chimpanzee children) and we're arguably the most ludicrously social species on earth.

the ironic thing is that cats aren't really very domesticated, they're inherently a social animal and happen to just sorta fit with how humans work.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I mean that sounds more like those are just traits we have and we made domesticated animals have similar traits to out own since presumably that makes us get along better.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Note though, that neoteny is a disputed theory and (if at all) only part of human evolution.

Sad that the Wikipedia article is a mess now.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 hours ago

Neotony isn't disputed to exist in humans, only the ultimate cause and extent is disputed.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 10 points 16 hours ago

So cats are successful squatters?

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 123 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh sure, when the cat walks into a house and wants to live there, they're all "omg it's so cute" and "let's go buy it food and a bed", but when I do it, they're all "who the hell are you?" and "leave or I'm calling the cops" :(

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have you tried meowing at them?

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 57 points 1 day ago (6 children)

don't do this. it only made things escalate in my experience

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 22 hours ago

Marking your territory probably didn't help you either

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As of about three weeks ago a stray cat figured out how to use our doggie door.

Now we have a 2nd cat.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

Covert cat distribution network, working as intended.

In my opinion cats should never be kept as singles. They need social interaction with another cat, even if they don't like each other. It's not as bad as guinea pigs who will literally die from depression if kept alone, but it's similar.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 12 hours ago

New cat is totally cool with OG cat. OG cat fucking hates the new cat.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 hours ago

I wouldn't say "never" because, for me, it's better to shelter them instead of leaving them outside. But yeah, ideally at least two cats. I've only had two cats, both stray, the first one tried to play with our feet when he was the only one in home as he plays with the second now.

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I did my best to take a cat home today when I was at the local landfill. I don't even have space for another cat, it's just freezing here and he looked extra pathetic. He decided the dumpster was safer and u honestly can't blame him xD

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

There's been a little baby girl coming around here, underweight, some kind of skin problem. She has always been an outside cat and belonged to my neighbor who died. My wife says we already have four so we can't bring a street cat in that's going to fight them.

She's right, but sometimes little girl comes up when I'm smoking and gets warm laying in my lap and I want to keep her so much.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The fact that only two creature in this world that will approach another creature 10 times bigger than them just so they get adopted is pretty impressive. That's how i adopted my 4th cat, little baby dude just came out from under a car and yell at me until i pick him up.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 9 hours ago

My (future) cat jumped up on my car when I parked! Almost named her Engine...

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What's the other kind of creature? Dogs?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 64 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I never liked cats at all and one did exactly that. Stupid fuck make me fall absolutely in love with it too.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (7 children)

Get another one from the shelter! They have much richer lives if they have another cat to interact with, even if they don't like each other.

Plus having two cats is getting yourself twice the cute and love for very little extra work.

Edit - doesn't this look great?

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 141 points 1 day ago (13 children)

People always say they look cute and yea sure,

But did y'all forget the fact that they can literally get rid of all your mice problems?

I got a cat because for companionship and one month later, all those filthy mice are gone.

Being soft and warm to pet, and the beautiful meows, are just the cherry on top of their lovely companionship.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 day ago (6 children)

They -can- do that yes. Whether or not they will choose to, however, is anyone’s guess.

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[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 103 points 1 day ago (24 children)

Humans are just exceptionally weak to cute. If aliens ever show up and try to conquer us, we're going to be so screwed if they happen to be adorable.

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[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip -1 points 9 hours ago

Can't relate

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