• SPRUNT@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Spoken like someone who knows nothing about zebras. They’re not striped because of camouflage; that’s their prison uniform, and they are all violent offenders.

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      7 hours ago

      There’s not many animals that haven’t been domesticated because they’re cunts. And zebras are one.

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        6 hours ago

        Cats on the other hand are domesticated despite being cunts and we absolutely adore them.

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            4 hours ago

            They kept rats out of our food storage and we viewed it as adequate enough to not kick them out.

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          6 hours ago

          Oh, no. As the scientists of the Smithsonian put it,
          “scientists think the house cat is only domestic when it wants to be”

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          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

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            I’ve been tested - don’t have it, and I love cats. Part of the cat magic is they’re not really cunts and many people can see it. Also, the parasite doesn’t 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, I’d 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.

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              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

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          5 hours ago

          I bet house cats would never have been a thing if they didn’t house-train (bury their feces) instinctually.

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            4 hours ago

            They are extremely useful and adorable. I think it’s the violence that makes them so magical, like they are extremely cute cold blooded killing machines.

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              The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households don’t have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well).

              I do agree that they’re extremely cute, probably very useful on a psychological level, and honestly I don’t 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).

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                The usefulness is dubious for most house cats. Most households don’t have mouse infestations, and cats who go outside actively endanger wildlife (and yes, that is an issue for humans as well).

                I’d 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 mole

                Can other wildlife have been affected? Possibly, but we’re confident with regards to birds. And the only other weve seen cats go for are mice. Not even rats, I guess they’re too big.

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                Most households where? Even in rich modern nations mice and rodents were a problem very recently. Like in the lifespan of some users on this network.