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[definecat]

The internet is very good at judging. Every post I've made has scores of people arguing that I am obviously fake and no cat exists, it's just photoshopped to look like there is one with weird markings.

[sol_annoyance]

I've really only heard about the internet being judgmental, personally. I didn't have much access to it. But it's pretty obvious to me that you exist. Still a weird existential question to ask about a talking/typing cat

[definecat]

Clearly it's a conspiracy. Or it's some kind of performance art piece, like the vloggers who use digital avatars.

[sol_annoyance]

I'd buy a conspiracy theory. Those will never die in popularity. It's almost tempting to see if you could spread a couple around and see what sticks

Also, vloggers with digital avatars? How does that work?

[Is it an alien, Lovecraftian cat that's going to get Will into V-Tubers. Is it, really.]

[definecat]

Well, you can do skins on a lot of voice chat programs. Some are better than others. These days, with the right software, you can have a fully digitally animated figure that mirrors your expressions in pretty much real time.

And because I don't actually have fur unless I want to, the assumption is that whoever's making the videos and pictures doesn't have enough processor to handle it. At least if you don't believe that the cat is an actual physical being.

[sol_annoyance]

That sounds pretty cool! I might have to check that out

Wow. So either they assume you have so much fur that it's breaking the camera or you just don't exist? I wouldn't be surprised if sociology or philosophy professors started using you as material for their courses as some weird case study

[definecat]

Also the idea that animals can't talk is pretty ingrained, so my responding to messages makes them assume there must be a human involved.

I think it's more of a reflection of human nature than mine. I can look like anything I please, and I like being a cat. Much better than a wolf, or trying to create a proper human semblance.

[sol_annoyance]

That makes sense. I've seen weirder, ironically, so I'm probably in the minority

I'm fond of wolves, but cats are objectively and definitively the best, it's true

[Maybe he can convince Nico to adopt a pet skeleton cat.]

[definecat]

Besides, what most people expect of a cat are the kinds of things I'd do, anyway. We're working on some pet-shaming memes to post later. Just have to find the right ones for Dylan.

[sol_annoyance]

Pet-shaming? Actually, no, don't tell me. I think that one might be better explained as an example

[definecat]

I believe it mostly has to do with the fact that humans project the idea that animals feel regret for actions their human housemate finds improper onto their pets. I actually read a study where they found the stance in dogs that humans read as apology or shame is nearly always a response to the current tone of voice of the human, not a correlation with the fact that they just got caught doing something like eating out of the trash can.

[sol_annoyance]

That makes sense. They're pretty sensitive to that, kind of like how horses are

[definecat]

It's very interesting to get to watch humans when they tend to think of you as a mere animal. Even my housemates sometimes let it slip from their minds that I'm more.