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The video @Mister44 cited makes the point that cats are top predators; they don’t domesticate. (They enslave.)

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cat’s figured out we could keep the cold away with fire and store grain which attracts their food source so they just found us convenient to hang out with.

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We also have hands that are perfectly adapted for grooming and petting.

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Ever read Gibson’s short story Winter Market?

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the breeding program of the feline overlords was successful

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My interpretation is that cats are semi-domesticated. We’ve bred them for company and for pest control, but they are autonomous for the most part. Unlike dogs they don’t necessarily serve people in a direct way, they serve a function by being around us.

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Aw. Those poor kitties are bored. :smile_cat:

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I did like how some of them would stop with a ‘I not up to anything posture’ when he looked around.

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