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[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.