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The common, did we domesticate XYZ, or did XYZ domesticate us? Conundrum.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yep. We feed cats, they kill pests which would otherwise give us disease and spoil our foods.

Makes you think that domestication is maybe the wrong paradigm, neither or us domesticated each other (or we both did) but truly it’s a mutually beneficial partnership, something that is actually common in nature.

[-] fartknocker@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I love cats. They choose every day to continue being our friends. They didn't need to be genetically mutilated to love us unconditionally like dogs. Cats are free creatures.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

And we feed then every day so they don't kill and eat us.

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