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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it's the only planet that has cats

Prove it

[–] hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Honestly. What are the chances that in the entire universe, there is no ecosystem that has led to the evolution of an organism indistinguishable from our Earth cats?

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We havent found a second one that supports life long term. Unless they're all getting filtered after life occurs and we just weren't looking when it happened: they probably are not.

Crabs though...

[–] hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think we're capable of looking very far afield, to be fair. Space is pretty big. I read that somewhere.

All the answers here are pretty fucking grim.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only planet we know of that has cats

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I reckon there is an all cat planet. Maybe even one where cats have domesticated filthy humans

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Let's hope so

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also the only planet that has parasitic wasps 😐

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not as adorable as cats, but still worth a couple points–I guess.

[–] lena 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They're a little cute–not enough to ever be in the same sentence as a cat.

[–] lena 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but they're just not as adorable as cats. I don't think anything is. I cannot understand your irrational love of parasitic wasps.

[–] lena 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have an irrational hate for parasitic wasps

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then why the fuck do you think they're more adorable than cats!?

[–] lena 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I meant I don't think they're even a little cute :3

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But still cuter than cats? You're an awful person.

[–] lena 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, cats are very cute. We might be hitting some language barrier

That must be it. English doesnt really have simple ways to equate the cuteness of kitties and parasitic wasps such that kitties aren't obviously better.

[–] atk007@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it's the only planet that has cats

Yet.

I am pretty sure we will get space cats as soon as space travel is normalized for everyday people.

I'm now imagining a cat astronaut ~~jumping~~ napping on the moon.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

That we know of:

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is also a strong protection against invasion from aliens. (There was a manga about this but I can't find it anymore.)

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, this is also why Minecraft creepers, which are inspired by aliens, run away from cats.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are? Isn't it just a failed pig? https://minecraft.wiki/w/Creeper#History

Also, the aliens don't run away from the cats. They're overwhelmed by the cats' cuteness.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

More specifically they are pigs with the body axis flipped.

But so are aliens:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tellarite

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

[citation needed]

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

honestly, my cats are a big anchor for my mental health hehehehe

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 months ago

Wait, you telling me you think cats don't just go to a random planet & decide they now live there??

That doesn't seem like (physics-non-abiding) cat behaviour at all.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

But it's also the only planet that has humans, ew.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I want this as a poster for my office

Edit: found the artist's site: https://moonariesillo.com/en-us

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This is Kzinti erasure.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago