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[-] limer@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

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

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

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

this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2026
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